Product review (5 stars): Excellent Lower Cost Island Hood
Since there are only two reviews for this item and these hoods costs so much less than the competition, I figured I'd  write a quick review. I've only had it up for about a week or two though so I don't know whether it will last yet, but everything seems to be working so far. I honestly don't know why every other island hood costs almost double this, but I assume the fact that this one came in a box labeled 'Made in China' is a good bit of that cost difference.

Anyway, it wasn't too bad to install - main issue was the lack of a level ceiling in this old house and then the rafter than was going through the area we wanted to install it. We had a bit of trouble getting the inner bracket past a certain point, but after measuring it ended up being in the range noted in the instructions so we just left it there. (Note: I have hit my head already as it is kind of low, but I think that is more due to the glass that surrounds the steel portion of the hood. I didn't realize how far out that was going to end up so I'm contemplating removing the glass as it appears to be just screwed on.)

The lights are a little dim as noted, but do put enough light on the cook top for us. There are some instructions on replacing them in the small instruction booklet. I don't notice it being overly loud - seems quieter than the old under-the-cabinet recirculating Broan (we vented this one out through the roof).