Well I replaced my Frigidaire radiant halogen cooktop with this Frigidaire Professional unit. It looks great, but I cannot say it cooks that much faster than the radiant unit if at all, but it does cook at least as fast.  I will say control is superior due to the direct heating of the cookware versus transferred heat from radiant.

The benefits of not getting hot are less useful because it does get hot from the cookware. I do not see anything that can be done about that, however, it does cool down faster.

One big warning: The Professional line does not have the same overall dimensions or cutouts as the standard or Gallery line so be warned that the "It Fits" guarantee does not apply. I was able to order a trim kit from a 3rd party however and that solved the issue.