Product review (5 stars): Have used this model for a few years now
We had a Bosch and Miele. Both were fine units, but I did not like the lack of an internal garbage disposal in them.

The KitchenAid has worked flawlessly for us. It cleans well. And the features are sufficient (good choice of cycles, and easy to load/unload).

There are some other reviews that mention the noise level. Ours is silent. But I believe that is because of the cabinet it is in. The quality of the surrounding cabinet is as much a factor of the noise as the unit itself. The noise from the front is minimal. And I have opened the unit while it was running by mistake thinking that it was done. So it can be 'very' quiet when installed with proper insulation around it.

My only regret is that we did not get the model with the cutlery rack on top. I would like to have purchased the model with that feature to try it out.

Aside from that, the unit runs daily (sometimes two loads a day), as we have 5 kids and they invite many friends over... So the unit gets a good workout and has kept us happy.

Again, I don't have anything bad to say about the Bosch and Miele units, other than they did not have the internal garbage disposal unit.