It cleans well but you have to put it on extra dry every time. Plastics are hard to dry anyway, but if you don't use extra dry you will have to dry things off. The red light on the floor helps with identifying operation (it is quiet), which is a huge plus with kids. It takes some getting used to loading odd dishes, which make much less room, probably because of the top utensil drawer. All in all, it does a good job. Satisfied at about 85%. Besides, how long can you research a new dishwasher?