Product review (4 stars): had a house full of dirty dishes, and was about to be snowed in ...
So I bought this dishwasher from my local appliance store's "floor model" section. I was without a dishwasher, had a house full of dirty dishes, and was about to be snowed in so I took a chance. I hadn't checked the Amazon reviews, maybe I would have decided on something else if I had.

First of all, my thoughts on price - this is NOT a $1000 dishwasher. I would never have paid that much for it. It is a perfectly good $500 dishwasher, which is what I paid. I could really see people being disgruntled if they had paid a lot for this unit.

This is, in spite of its price tag and appearance, a pretty mid-grade dishwasher in terms of features and performance - hence me being happy with the $500 price tag.

I want to address some of the common complaints I've seen on here:

Complaint: The handle hits the floor.
My Take: No, it doesn't. Where did you mount this? You would have to shove the front door all the way past fully open. Huh? The door doesn't hard-stop at horizontal, is that what you mean?

Complaint: Racks are unwieldy/fall out/come off the rails/etc.
My Take: Top rack has been rock solid. Bottom rack isn't actually ON rails, and the door does go past horizontal so ... but seriously? I haven't ever had a problem.

Complaint: No heating element.
My Take: It pretty much says in BIG BOLD LETTERS that it doesn't have a heating element. Really? You bought a Ford and you're complaining it doesn't have a twin turbo in it? Umm... yeah.

Complaint: Funny smell.
My Take: The first few washes I ran there was a "new dishwasher, hot plastic/rubber/metal" smell. It got better and better with each load until it went away. Occasional stink is handled with DISHWASHER CLEANER. You do know they make that, right? Of course you do.

Complaint: It's slow.
My Take: As compared to...?

Complaint: Fills with water.
My Take: It's a dish... washer. It fills with water. That's what it does.

But seriously now, here's my thoughts.

Cons:

1. No heated dry. This is also a pro, so it really evens out. But if you were looking for heated dry, this isn't going to make you happy. The dishes evaporatively dry. Everything on the lower rack is good and dry, everything on the upper rack that faces downward is dry. Anything with a concave top on the upper rack will be a little damp. That's pretty much to be expected with a unit like this.

2. A limited number of fancy features. You get delicate/normal/heavy wash, rinse only, top rack wash (that's a pro, though) and child lock. That's ... pretty ... much ... it.

3. The flatware rack is a little ... limiting. Not the worst I've seen, but not even as good as my old Whirlpool.

4. No steam. It has "sani-rinse" but it's unclear exactly what that does since there's no heating element. I suspect it just makes the water VERY HOT.

Neither Pro nor Con:

1. It's slow. This is to be expected from an ultra-quiet, ultra-efficient unit. A full wash SAYS it will take 2 hours but quickly senses load and dirt levels. With normal loading in my experience it takes about 85 minutes. Not too bad, but not a speed demon.

Pro:

1. Stainless tub. Really nice.

2. Super quiet. I feel the vibration in the floor more than I hear the noise of operation. And neither is pronounced.

3. "Top rack only" option. This is the one feature I was delighted to have because I really missed it in my old Fisher/Paykel - the ability to JUST wash glasses after you've had people over for drinks or snacks... or after your teenagers have wandered in and out and made every glass you own dirty.

4. High efficiency. Limited water use.

5. No heating element. Yeah, that means no heated dry. But it also mean no melted tupperware.

6. Load and soil sensing. The unit starts with a guesstimate for time and water needed, and adjusts from there. I'm pretty impressed, actually. A heavily soiled load took 95+ minutes, more lightly soiled loads as little as 70, the average has been around 80-85.