This machine really is Fingerprint Resistant. I have had it in for a few weeks and the outside still looks great. This is also by far the dryest my dishes have ever been after running the cycle. My dishes are very clean and quite dry now. The machine itself is much more quiet than our previous one for sure. There is also lots of room for a day's dishes with a large family like ours. I use the top shelf almost daily and because of that I have more available room on the bottom for more of the serving and cooking dishes. One of my favorite features is that the controls are on the inside of the door at the top. That means no little hands can accidently stop or start something. I really like them there. The outside is stylish and fits well into our tradional farmhouse decor kitchen. All in all I would recommend in a heartbeat.