Product review (5 stars): Great value for the money; nice finish, NO SEAMS!
For the money, I think this is one of the best hoods out there. Unbelievably, I saw some hoods that cost 3-4x as much that had a seam between the sheet metal on the fronts and sides, whereas the Cavaliere has a smooth edge all the way around. Once I noticed this difference between various hoods, I was kind of ruined for settling for one with seams (and make no mistake, some very high end brands have seams!).

Also, it seems to be very quiet for the CFM's it pushes. We use it on F1 or F2 usually, and it's not that noticeable at those speeds. Obviously it gets louder at F3 or F4 (its max speed), but still less than I expected. We do have a vent that goes straight up (no elbows), so I'm sure that helps, so it may be noisier in other installations.

The manual isn't the best in the world (especially for installation), but the controls are pretty basic anyway, so no big deal. I can't find a way to change the clock to a regular 12 hour clock instead of a 24 hour, military-time type, but I already have 7 or 8 other digital clocks in my kitchen, so again, no big deal. This unit also comes with a basic remote control, but the touch pad on the front of the unit is convenient enough, so we haven't really used the remote.

Since we just recently purchased this, I don't know what the longevity is like yet, but being that it's a basic squirrel cage blower, I don't anticipate any problems soon, at least I hope not.

One other thing: the back of the unit has 2 receptacles for warming lamps (not included); I don't really need warming lamps, but I put in LED flood lights instead; they work fine, and really help with the lighting.