Product review (4 stars): Compresses the trash much better than my foot!
We purchased this compactor about 7 years ago and it has pluses and minuses, here is my opinions of both:
Pros -  this compactor has a higher HP motor which can compress the trash 6-1 but and the but one must use the hold feature to really compress the trash.  The normal button does a so-so job compressing the trash and is doesn't compress much until the compactor is at least 1/2 full but to reach the 6-1 we found it necessary to use the hold cycle.  It will easily hold a weeks worth of trash.  Yes a bit of extra work but this compresses much better than the old kenmore.

Cons -  yes it can be a PITA to open the door and slide out the bin vs. just stepping on a plate and the bin slides out, the odor control wheel is very expensive and we found there wasn't much odor to control thus after we used the first one we didn't bother to use any others.  The BIG expense is the Broan bags, we found the hefty 42 gallon 3 mil contractor bag works just fine at a fraction of the price and they are large enough to either manually tie or use a zip strip to close the bag.

Would I buy one again, yes though they are priced high and I really don't need a digital clock in my compactor controls.