I've had the Bosch Ascenta for a month and am really loving it. It replaced a 24 year old GE dw that was on its last legs. Initially I had some qualms about the Euro tine design -- would my dishes fit -- but I find I'm able to fit MORE dishes in than before. And they come out really, really clean! Like another reviewer noted, my mugs had tea/coffee stains but after a couple of washes in the Bosch the stains are gone! And I haven't had any problems with pulling the lower rack off the track. Maybe if you were a burly strong guy that would happen (I'm a reasonably fit woman). As for noise level, the motor is very, very quiet but you do hear the water sloshing around. I think the marketing stuff lead me to believe you wouldn't hear much at all, so at first the water noise bothered me. But then I realized it's a dw, of course there's going to be water sounds, and I got over it. When I watch TV in the next room while running the dw I no longer have to turn up the sound. So the dw is really very quiet. I'm glad I paid a bit more to get the model with fold-down tines on both top and bottom, and two fold down stemware racks (instead of one). Really adds to the versatility. I use a lot of little custard cups for things, and they fit on top of the stemware racks when folded down, which really boosts the capacity. Bowls haven't been a problem. I put them in the top rack, usually where the tines fold down, and also on the bottom. Oh, and I love the sanitize feature for my cutting boards. Finally, the cutlery caddy is fine. I've used it both with and without the 'grid' and things get clean either way. Bosch really nailed it with this dw, it's a great value IMO.

Had to adjust to the layout of the lower rack, but I’ve been really pleased how this dishwasher works. I was really focused on getting a quiet dishwasher, and the normal wash registers 42-45db in my kitchen. This is more than half as quiet as the one it replaced which was hitting almost 60db. It’s really easy to get caught up in spec analysis. I was torn between this model and their 300 series (44db models), but I ultimately chose this model for the cost. Aside from looks and the optional 3rd rack, I couldn’t justify the $300-400+ difference in price in my mind. Glad I went this route. Installation is easy enough, but the instructions do not identify the location of the ports. The discharge hose and clamp can be quite stubborn, so make sure it’s secure. This does not come with an adapter to connect to the standard 3/8” supply line hoses. I’m pretty handy, but I give this 4 stars for install.

Cleans well. Extremely quiet. Decent energy and water saver w/ very large capacity, well worth a few extra dollars for the quality, plus it was delivered free- other cheap/lower quality models charged for shipping, so they were almost same price when you got to the bottomline. Would buy again in a heart beat, and have already recommended it to 2 friends

We have found the washer as quiet and washes well. Concerns are that the bottom drawer is very light weight and gets off track easily (irritating.) Also the installation materials do not cover up gaps on the sides and and top well so that a washer on an outside wall lets in cold air rather than being insulated within the cabinet.

I bought this Bosch dishwasher to replace the awful Samsung dishwasher which was not even 2 months old and been fixed twice since installed. So far I absolutely love how easy and uncomplicated it is to use and it washes the dishes really well.