Product review (4 stars): Now I am happy this range hood meets or exceeds my expectation
I compared this range hood with a few similar ones sold at higher prices on Amazon.com but did not see big differences between this one and ones with a price tag of more than double amount. Considering the hassle (and cost if you hires a contractor) of installation, I hesitated to buy a cheap range hood. Nonetheless, it will become the attention center in the middle of the kitchen. At the end of the day, I decided to take the risk. Now I am happy this range hood meets or exceeds my expectation. The range hood was well packaged and protected with a very solid box, an indication of manufacturer paying attention to value its product. Once it was installed over the cooktop and protective plastic cover pulled away from the stainless steel chimney, it shines as if it were a name brand expensive piece of kitchen appliance. The touch screen certainly adds some flavor of 21st century appliance taste. Function-wise, it is acceptably quiet at the highest speed and very quiet (people sitting on breakfast table not sure it is on or not) at the lowest speed. The sucking power is within expectation, with the understanding that a range hood over the island won't be as efficient as one against a wall. The installation is typical of this type range hood. If you have exhaust pipe, power supply, and ceiling support structure already in-place, it probably takes less than two hours for two men to get it done. I spent a long weekend on installation because I had to cut ceiling to build a solid wood frame as supporting structure and build 8-foot pipe through exterior wall with no attic access.

I did not give it 5-star because these two factors: 1). The manual for installation and operation was poorly written. Another review mentioned she/he did not figure out how to change the clock. The manual indeed did not cover that. After some trial-and-error, here is the trick: you hold clock button for two 2 seconds until digits flash, use light button to change hour and use fan speed button to change minutes. 2). The lights are not bright and they are that kind of cold, pure white LED light. The lack of brightness not a big problem for me since the recessed lights are so bright in my kitchen that I usually dim them half way down. Still, it would be better if the 4 LED lights could be brighter.

It's been installed for less than a week. If anything happens which might impact the rate, I will update this review.