For many years I suffered with other brands of dishwashers that were horribly noisy, and required that I pre-wash by hand to get dishes clean. NOT ANY MORE, thanks to my Bosch 300. Having a small kitchen that requires a smaller dishwasher I was afraid that I would again have to suffer with noise and cleaning issues, until I read up on the attributes of Bosch. They were absolutely true and saved me suffering through issues with another washer.  Thank you.