Product review (5 stars): I actually love mine, with caveats.
Dunno about the other reviews. I really like mine. As far as I can tell, there are very few differences between this unit and three others made by AKDY/Golden Vantage (pro tip: they're the same company.) The&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/AKDY-1801A-75/dp/B004L44EVC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">AKDY 1801A-75</a>&nbsp;has a larger control panel but the control functions are identical. The&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/AKDY-1802N/dp/B00OBXXD42/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">AKDY 1802N</a>&nbsp;has 3 baffles, no remote, and no automatic gas detection. The&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Golden-Vantage-R0175/dp/B008UEJS7Y/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Golden Vantage R0175</a>&nbsp;has 4 speeds (just different middle speeds, the fans are the same) and halogen lamping. The housing dimensions, fan motor, and control functions are nearly identical, so I chose the least expensive model that came with a remote and gas sensor.

PROS:
- since I installed it (myself - more on that later), there's no grease to be found anywhere outside the cooking area. The house doesn't smell like last week's dinner, and last week was Thanksgiving 2015.
- at full speed, with my phone all the way up to the baffles, my SPL program measure 70 dB. Standing at the cooking position, it measures 63 dB. This is perfectly acceptable for a large fan. At the lowest speed, it's 57dB at the cooking position. Exhausting air creates sound. No way around it.
- build quality and design seems pretty solid to me. This isn't a complicated machine; it's a fan in a housing.
- whether this is truly stainless or not, my magnetic timers stick to it, so I always know how long something's been going.
- kids can now use the microwave, which is no longer located above the range.

CONS:
- could have saved an extra $20 by skipping the remote and gas sensor functions. The remote is useless; it's only good directly in front of the unit. 30 degrees off-axis, forget it. I have a soundbar that suffered from an ill-placed IR sensor, so I'm sure that's what this problem is but: if you're going to put an IR sensor in something, you should know the design limitations. This can probably be fixed but I don't care. If I happen to be at the refrigerator and don't feel like walking 3 steps to get to the range, I'm all set.
- the LED lights are awful. Truly dreadful. They can be replaced either with part no. RLF-x12SMD from superbrightleds (the plug-n-play option), or with&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/these/dp/B004BYXUOO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">these</a>&nbsp;undercabinet puck lights, with a little bit of hacking. The hacked LEDs are quite a bit brighter and worth the trouble. (It's easy. TL:DR; splice the light harness and modify the retaining clips.)
- installation was a major pain in the !@#$%. Leave this one to the professionals unless you're good at ductwork. I now know why those guys get paid the big bucks. But you and your handy friend can do it in afternoon. Make a paper template to cut the holes, and buy appropriately long lag bolts.
- no, the clock can't be adjusted off military time. OTOH, any military friends that come in always know exactly what time it is.

Once I stopped fooling myself into thinking that a microwave range hood was either a good microwave or a good range hood, I embraced this hood solution, bought a microwave, and still didn't spend anywhere near the cost of a Vent-A-Hood. Not bashing VAH - I'm sure they're very nice. But I'm liking the money I didn't spend on it.

One more minor hack for your enjoyment: the metal baffles sit flat on the inside flange of the housing. There's a grease trap at the rear of the housing, so I attached small rare earth (super strong) magnets to the baffles, and BAM - they are now super secure, non-rattling, and tilt backwards towards the trap.

I'll revisit my review in 3 months and let's see if I'm still bullish.