Not only is the hand cheaper, but WAY less stress and way more satisfying honestly. With my ex I was constantly worried about the condom breaking, coming off or whatever. There was always that anxiety and I couldn't completely enjoy myself. And now a days, you have to have lawyer in the room to make sure you're not accused of anything and I'm not into show and tell
. None of that with the hand.
I don't know if I can ever bring myself to get a doll though. We'll see I guess. I'm not totally ruling it out, but as king said, the hand gets the job done and is fiscally responsible. So it really just comes down to cost/benefit analysis.