Product review (1 stars): Run,,,don't walk away from this horrible designed machine
My earlier version of this machine had issues - many issues - but after reading that Maytag had revamped their warrantee, and upgraded the motors and redesigned the washer control boards, I took a chance and, like an earlier poster stated that, they really very much, LOOKED alike, and, I had to make the order online - so I really had to go by what I was seeing because I could not get to a store to look due to surgery. The fact that the silly old one died during recovery, was pretty ironic. While there is no "ideal time" for any appliance to die, doing so the day after surgery, really was the worst time for it to happen. The main reason as to why I  chose this machine, was because because I actually LIKED the layout, of the OLD machine, and really thought that they were pretty spot on as far as the layout that the pictures were showing. And, since I had a routine lay out, for my "Go To Regular Everyday Items", and this one looked SO much like the other one, I took the jump and ordered without seeing it in person MY biggest mistake,,, ( it is without a doubt a jump, that I know I will NEVER make again - you absolutely cannot make a purchase such as this, sight unseen). Okay, back to the review! So, when I talk about my, "Normal Everyday Items", I am talking about, normal items for the year 2012. Things like Nalgene Water bottles, 24 ounce Coffee/Drink travel cups, larger Dishes, and Pots that are found, in just about every home, in the USA these days! I may be totally off base here but, it seems to me that, if every manufacturer of the above items, has decided to "go big or go home", with the size of their items, why on EARTH would Maytag, decide to look the other way, and come up with the idea that seems to play out like this: "What America needs is a top rack, that is made to only fit juice glasses, and coffee cups"! It seems that THIS company, has forgotten that, in REAL America, the everyday "Cup 'O Joe" in a travel cup, is anywhere from 16-24 ounces. All the while the "Design Engineers" (LOL) at Maytag must think that, "Juice glasses are fine,,,,people don't even Use those BIG SILLY cups! We shall make the new "Normal Tall" items, now and forever,,,, the size of an 8oz cup"!!! (Maybe the Maytag folks have small bladders?).

Even more troubling, is that, upon speaking to customer service about, the lack of space problems, (and just being generally upset about the products lack of features) - I was informed that I was the FIRST to mention this! She said that this new model, actually holds TALLER CUPS than the older one! NOPE,,,,sorry Maytag People, it does not. When I then asked about, where in in the world the adjustable upper rack went,,,they informed me that, they now only put that feature in their, "upper model". WHAT? I just bought the Stainless Steel Tub Model (this lone feature, used to "identify the top model". It seems that, this is no longer the case). Had I wanted the adjustable rack, and fold down tray, and the extra setting for China, would have set me back an extra $300.00!

 In fact, gone are ANY extras in this machine - Now in it's place, is a disagreeable top rack, that doesn't "glide"; you have to fight with it, to get it to roll in or out. Gone is that awesome little coffee cup, "snuggler angle" that kept my coffee mugs, in a perfect spot so that the mug handles didn't take up extra room. Now, there are tines that are, literally, an inch and a half tall, in the middle of the rack. NOTHING in my kitchen is small enough to make use if this TINY row of tines! Furthermore, because the rack is not adjustable or deep enough to hold anything bigger than a juice glass, ANYTHING TALL, must be hand washed from now on,,, (so much for a nice clean and sanitized Nalgene Water bottle,,,, *for those that don't know what a Nalgene bottle is: It is a very large and wide water bottle, that has an attached lid, and a very wide collar at the top, that has a odd angle to was by hand, and a bottle brush is needed to get it good and clean. So, I felt a bit better knowing that, they were getting nice and clean in the washer). If this lid was not attached, MAYBE I would take a chance, and put them on the bottom rack, but it's a plastic bottle - I learned long ago, not to put plastic things on the bottom rack of a dishwasher, unless you don't want it to resemble anything that it looked like BEFORE you put it on the bottom rack, when the heated drying is done.

And, this now brings me to: The Bottom Rack! For starters, the upper Spray Arm, hangs from a new strange contraption, that cannot be adjusted. This also now means that, the spray arm actually hangs so far down, that it literally states over and over in the manual, that you must spin the arm to make sure that nothing is in the way of this arm. Maybe some would ask: why would this be a problem? Well, it seems that those same, "Design Engineers" decided that there was a need to have switch the detergent dispenser, to the side of the washer that is supposed to hold, the TALL items! It doesn't take the sharpest knife in Design Engineers hand book to see that, if you have a "tall side" and a "short side", and, people are supposed to do as the manual says, and put the tall items where they tell you to put them - and, I did. And what happened? The door to the dispenser didn't open! Wow,,,I guess they never saw that one coming!

A few of the other little idiosyncrasies : The entire inside of the stainless tub stays wet with condensation, after it is finished - the silverwar basket sits poorly and not tight in the rail, it's a bit noisy, and finally the best part of my awesome new Maytag MDB7759AWW? They shipped it with a Black Kick Plate! My white appliances ALL have white bottoms, (as do my cabinets), and now as a daily reminder, that sort of acts like a little twist of of a Swiss Army knife, in that it keeps twisting, just ever so slightly, in reminding me, in it's own snarky way that - "YES you hate me,,,but you are STUCK WITH ME FOR A LONG TIME LADY"!! ,,,(and I can hear it laugh),,,

Its just really sad that, I have come into this, writing this review, and knowing that, I have to live with this machine, for the next "X" amount of years. I can't wait until a family get together, and see all that I CAN'T put into this machine. With taxes and all, it seems that I have just "Dishwashed" $600.00 bucks, down the preverbal kitchen sink drain, I just wish that I could throw this "Baby" out with the dirty dish water.  If there is anybody out there even looking into the likes of this machine - I can tell you very honestly - don't waste your money - or else you too will end up with, a laughing appliance.