Product review (5 stars): Spacious and does a great job
I looked for many months for a countertop dishwasher, and read many, many reviews.  I finally settled on this one as it seemed to fit my needs and garnered decent press.  I was leary at first because all I can remember are those lovely bubble-top countertop "dishwashers" from the 60's and 70's that did little more than rinse the dishes.  Was I ever mistaken.  The carton arrived a week earlier than estimated, with absolutely no damage (extremely well packed).  The instructions are straightforward, and putting the adaptor on the kitchen sink took less than a minute.  Then it was simply a matter of hand-tightening the connections, and presto! it was ready to go.  The inside of this dishwasher swallowed a complete service for 6 (I tried - with 10.5" plates no less), with some space left over for a few serving dishes.  It has several cycles to choose from, and I have found that the glasses only cycle seems to work well for most of my daily needs.  It has a built-in heater (to 149), and the wastewater discharge is pumped - not gravity-fed, so you could place this dishwasher lower than the sink.  The exterior is very sleek and no-nonsense, with few bells and whistles that can eventually go wrong.  And it does a phenomenal job!  I have yet to find any unclean dishes or utensils when it's done.  It does take a while, however, with the heavy cycle lasting 112 minutes, normal - 85 minutes, eco - 77 minutes, glasses - 71 minutes, speed - 45 minutes, and soak - 10 minutes.  It also has delayed start in increments of 2 hours, up to 8 hours.  The interior is all stainless steel, and it sounds like quality (if there is such a thing) when you close the door.  Yes, it is fairly noisy, but most dishwashers are, and this one is setting out in the open on a countertop - so I can easily live with that.  The rinse-aid dispenser even has a warning light that comes on when it needs to be refilled, and Edgestar also lists the proper amount of detergent to use.  This last is dependent on the local water, and you'll have to make a call to get the "grain count" (hardness level) of your water, but that wasn't even an annoyance for me.  Overall, I am very pleased with this unit.  It does take up considerable countertop space, so measure carefully - it barely fit under my cabinets, but was convinced to go finally.  It really does a full-size job in a countertop package.  I definitely recommend this to anyone who is not a large family - it works amazingly well for 1, 2 or even 3 people.  And it's very water and power efficient.