Product review (4 stars): correct facts and fixes to issues.
I installed one of these a month ago for my Girlfirend's daughter and everything is working fine now.  I'm  writing this to explain a few negative things mintioned in a prevsious reviews and to explain a problem and how we corrected it.  First, the .80 gallons used, is only reffering to the amount of water the unit keeps stored in the bottom of the unit at all times to keep the pump primed and the seals from drying out. Obviously a dishwasther uses more than  this when actively running through a wash cycle.  Second, we also noticed the pump making an odd sound, (we also have an extra long drain hose on ours) but after a little observation, we found that is was simply the pump  vibrating against the floor while it was pumping. Sure it's an issue that should be addressed by GE with regard to the mounting location and method of the pump, but we quickly resolved the issue by placing a small foam pad between the pump and the floor...."issue fixed".  We also experienced water leaking from the unit when we first tested it.  After making sure it was level three times, and with three sets of eyes watching for the source of the drip and some nimble fingers  feeling for signs of water while the unit was running, we determined the water was coming from inside the door (not the seals between the door and i the main unit). We disassembled the door and found that the water was coming through  the openning where the soap dispenser comes through inside wall of the door.  Appearently the o-ring seal isn't enough to withstand the typhoon inside. So we used some clear silacon on both sides of the soap despenser unit and sandwhiched it all back together... let it dry an hour and that was the last of the water leakage.  Everything has worked great since then.  Everyone loves how well it cleans and HOW QUEIT it is.... so much that my girlfriend is now wanting to replace her existing dishwasher with this model.  I agee that any unit you buy new shouldn't have any issues and that's why I'm only giving this unit 4 stars.  But considering how things are manufactured now, I'm surpised  there aren't more problems in all products we buy.  So when ranking this unit on it's preformance, I'd give it 5 stars (It's very quiet) but on it's construction, I'd give it 3 stars.