I've never had a dishwasher before so I really have nothing to compare the function of this one. The first one that was delivered to me had a leak and had to be exchanged. Using a dishwasher is growing on me and I love the convenience of having it now. Probably my biggest and really only ISSUE with it is that if you barely touch the screen it turns on and it's frustrating. Yet when you try to turn it on you have to push the buttons several times. Go figure. When you pull the drawers out they tend to go off track. Anyway, for the money it cost I don't think it's the best it could be.