Product review (2 stars): Barely acceptable
It's better than nothing, but not by as much as I'd hoped.

On the positive side, it runs well, is not too loud, and fits in a small kitchen. Sometimes it even cleans its contents well.

However, it has very few spaces in which you can put anything other than plates and silverware. Even cereal bowls are hard to fit, let alone pots, mixing bowls, or storage containers.

Worse, it doesn't reliably clean the contents. I frequently find items with food or dried dishwashing powder still on them. It's possible that might be alleviated by using liquid detergent instead (which I plan to try), but when you consider the fact that the whole point of the appliance is to clean dishes, its failure to do so is pretty damning.

It might be an acceptable (though probably still not good) dishwasher for someone who mostly eats take-out and preprepared food. If you cook at all, I wouldn't recommend it. Unfortunately there aren't many options for an 18" dishwasher, especially if you're on a budget. You might actually be better off saving your money and hand-washing dishes - you're going to have to do a fair amount of that anyway even if you buy this dishwasher.