I had a GE above the range microwave that i bought in 2012. It was very similar to this model that I replaced it with. I have teens now so this is survival cooking for them when Im away. Living without our old GE for almost 6 weeks was an eye opener as to how much we use it and even more how much our teens use it. It's simple yet has nice features for a basic family of 4. I have only had it installed for 2 days but it's quieter then our older one and hopefully lasts as long if not longer then the first one. The mounting bracket was the same as our older one and so we didnt use it. The bolt holes lined right up with the old ones. We had the old one out and new one in in about 10 minutes or less.