Product review (3 stars): Good Choice for a Rental House or as a Stopgap Measure...
If you are looking for an inexpensive dishwasher that actually cleans the dishes well, then you might want to consider the Hotpoint HDA1100NWH.  It would be a good choice for a rental property, for a home which is occupied by college students, or for someone like myself.  We had a Kenmore Elite that was only five years old and that had been operated every other day - at most.  Our plans were to replace this unit when we remodeled our kitchen in two years.  Well, needless to say the Kenmore died and repairs were going to be at least $200 for parts - with no guarantee that the problem would actually be solved or the dishwasher resurrected.  Rather than waste money on a repair that might not work for two years, I decided to purchase this as a stopgap measure.

It is a basic dishwasher - in other words, you can turn it off and on, as well as choosing to turn the heated dry to "off."  The dishes still get dry from the residual heat; you may have to air dry the plastics, but that is a small price to pay for not having them melt during a heated dry cycle.  Dishes, even those with some dried on foods, are clean when washed in this appliance; there is a built-in food grinder which I have not yet put to the test.  The tub is not stainless steel and I do have some concern about damaging it were I to drop a heavy or sharp object so that it hit the tub at the wrong angle.  The racks have somewhat wider spaces than more expensive dishwashers; as a family of two, we must run this appliance once a day.  The upper rack is more shallow than other units and some drinking glasses and cups will not fit on that rack.  These items must either be hand washed or placed on the lower rack - if they fit.

This is a noisy dishwasher - not as loud as my Kenmore during its last year of life - but not quiet.  You may want to have your noise-canceling headphones available...  There is no insulation surrounding this dishwasher; had we thought about it, we would have removed the insulating blanket from our Kenmore and attached it to the Hotpoint.  Nevertheless, I have not noticed an excess amount of heat being given off by this unit.  If you or your spouse is reasonably handy around the house, this dishwasher is easy to install.

I would recommend purchasing this from your local big box hardware store.  We got ours from Lowes as their price is the best we found.  Additionally, for those individuals who are active duty military or retired military, Lowes will give you a 10% discount if you ask and show your ID card.  The stores do not publicize this discount, but will honor it if asked about it.