Product review (4 stars): Amazing convenience; won't last forever
We've had a Fisher & Paykel double dishwasher for about seven years. The top drawer has stopped working, but we're going back to the same model because the two-drawer system is amazing. If I'm having people over for dinner, I can put the cooking dishes in one drawer and get it started, and still be able to load the eating dishes into the other drawer as they come off the table. This is the only appliance I've ever owned that I liked so much, I told my friends about it. I always use the fast mode, which is 55 minutes for the top drawer. It works fine for dishes that have been rinsed. The dishwasher is very quiet.

I've experienced some of the problems others mention. One of the handles broke a long time ago. I jerry-rigged a fix with duct tape. Doesn't look too bad because the handle is mostly embedded in the drawer so hidden from view, but still... I also wish the unit had lasted longer but, in my experience, its life-span is not unusual for a dishwasher. Before this one, I had a Bosch, a KitchenAid, and something else. None of them last very long. The Bosch (the most expensive DW I've ever owned) took out my hardwood kitchen floors before it gave up the ghost--mysteriously leaked a huge pool of water while I was on vacation. It was also super loud and took forever.