Pigeon Breast Pump

Is it possible that my manual pump (Pigeon) works better than my electric (the so-called Mercedes Benz of pumps, Freestyle)...? Or could something be wrong with my electric pump? Gahh.  So frustrating.  I read a couple of blogs saying a manual pump will come in handy (if you mainly use an electric one) in the case of prolonged trips outside.  Say, if you go to the mall and did not anticipate having dinner out as well, at least there is a hassle-free way to pump milk.  When I say hassle-free, I mean just carrying this:

Instead of lugging all this around: