Product review (5 stars): Wish it was a little shorter...
I have NEVER had a dishwasher. The places I've chosen to live in on my own seem to have been built before 1920, so they aren't especially roomy or up-to-date with big appliance hook-ups. HOWEVER, when I had a baby I started worrying that the baby's items weren't getting properly sanitized by hand-washing due to some very brainwashing-type articles in a parenting magazine. I stayed with my mom on vacation for a few weeks and was blown away by her dishwasher and its efficiency in cleaning the baby's MANY, MANY random items. To be honest, I was more impressed by the TIME I was saving using her dishwasher to clean the baby's items and it was nice to have non-dishwashing hands.

So even though I am pretty frightened of large appliances and anything requiring a hose (call me crazy,) I saw Compact Appliance was a reputable company and decided to take a chance on this. I bought the least expensive solid-looking dishwasher, which was this one at the time. I also used a discount code at the time so I only spent a little over 200 on it.

If you are like me, you are worried how you are going to get this thing working, like connecting the machine, lifting it where it needs to go, hooking up the water (my biggest fear) and plugging it in (not so difficult-you just plug it in.) Well the machine is heavy. But I was able to lift it. I am 5' 8 and sort of strong. It would not fit under my cabinet, which would have been ideal, so I got a good heavy cart that accommodated the entire size of the machine and set it up about 2 full cabinets away from the kitchen sink. It isn't ideal, but it IS better with a dishwasher than without one.

After I screwed the hoses on the back of the machine and lifted it onto the cart (really, this was the hardest part) all I had to do was attach it to the faucet. They send a little adapter WITH the dishwasher that you screw right onto the kitchen faucet. I leave the adapter on when I am using my sink for things other than dishwashing. That way, I can just attach the hose really quick when i am washing dishes and be done with it.

I ended up using the entire length of the hose provided. It was a perfect fit, so I REALLY lucked out. It is great.

Once I took the attaching contraption off with the water still running. I was totally wet, so remember to turn your water off at the faucet before detaching the hose. I didn't know what I was doing but I learned soon after. It is like a rite of passage I think for a new portable dishwasher owner. The hose is always out but I am not spending prime time washing dishes all day. They even get about 50% dry. I usually open the dishwasher, and pull the "drawer" out as soon as the cycle is finished even if i don't plan on unloading the dishwasher right then.

AND, the machine is a good washer. I test it all the time, and I wash everything in here. I am addicted to washing dishes and basically anything in it. It never lets me down. It is my rock. I have learned to just use the 1:40 setting all the time. It is kind of silly that it is pictured with a 1:50 setting. There is NO 1:50 setting. There is a 1:40 setting and a few shorter ones. If I don't use the 1:40 setting, I always wonder if the dishes could be cleaner. Plus it produces a very fresh clean kitchen smell after the full 1:40 cycle. I think I might be addicted to that smell also.

It was the best money I could have spent. I love this machine, it is truly my best friend. Anything I have thrown at it, it cleans. I have actually kissed this machine once after putting a roast pan in it. No way it will clean this roast pan, I thought. I thought wrong. The pan looks better than it EVER has!

It is a tad noisy, but it is practically in my living room since my place is small. It puts me AND the baby to sleep, which I'm sure the neighbors appreciate. It's got the loud vacuum effect I guess. In any case, I completely and wholeheartedly recommend this machine to ANYONE. It is a good machine. I use it 2 or 3 times a day for the past month that I have had it. I suppose once the novelty wears off I will use it once in the morning and once at night since I cook a lot (more now that I have this dishwasher!) Buy with 100% confidence and enjoy. Single females do not be afraid like I was! If you live above the first floor the delivery man will do the hardest work for you carrying it up the stairs!

I hope my review helps someone that is on the fence like I was.

Update: Recently the machine started to not drain. It was not good. But luckily all I had to do was use a wet/dry shop vac a couple of times to empty the water from the machine. After that I unscrewed the hose closest to the right side and shop-vacuumed it. There were a couple of pebble-like objects in there and a sticker from a piece of fruit. I used a pair of pointy jewelry pliers to pry the pieces out. I re-ran the machine and it is fine once again. I was lost without it. This is probably not the best method that professional machinists would use to fix the dishwasher but I wasn't trying to impress anyone. I just wanted to do some dishes.