I don't do the dishes, but my wife seems to really enjoy this vs our old dish washer.  It suprised me how long the cycles were at first but after understanding that the drying time is included it makes sense.    I can say it is worth paying more for a better dishwasher.   The looks of this fit in nicely with our LG stainless steel refrigerator.   We have an open concept main level and we cannot even hear this thing when it is on!  Also the bottom level is so versatile, we can put our large stock pots in after making our marinara sauces from scratch!