I waited years to redo my kitchen and had lots of time to research my appliance choices. I had my heart set on the Bosch 800 series but was able to talk to the rep when I went to place my order. We have notoriously hard water and the Benchmark was definately the right choice for us. It has met all my expectations. It's so quiet that my husband didn't believe it was working the first time I ran it. I love the connectivity and the ability to see it's status at a glance. It was definietly worth waiting for.