That depends on what you want to do with it and what kind of results you want.
The Foodsaver goes hand in hand with a freezer - but of course if you lose power, you also lose the contents of your freezer. Great for meats & fish.
The dehydrator does a great job with fruits and vegetables and of course dried foods don't thaw if you lose power. On the other hand, lots of things aren't very useful dried or take much effort & time to reconstitute for use. Some people don't much like the taste of dehydrated vegetables. I've used a couple of different dehydrators and been pretty unhappy with the amount that can be processed in a given time - and the electric bill.
All in all, since I do not have anyone who is bringing in large quantities of fish or game that needs to be dealt with, I stick with my old water bath canner for fruits, jams, pickles & tomatoes and the freezer for other stuff.
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