We purchased this cook top with the induction option because we heard its awesome to cook on.  It is almost like cooking on a gas stove because of the induction feature. However only certain pans work on this stove.  We had to replace most of our pans too.  The one drawback is you can't see the buttons until they are on they blend into the black cook top a little to well.  The stainless steel rim makes it look smaller than it is.