The good: simple to use and it gets the dishes clean. The bad: There is no heated drying cycle, so dishes will be wet when finished cleaning. The way we get around this is as soon as the washer is done, open it up, dump any water out that has collected in concave areas of dishes, then close the door back with a dish towel propping it open a few inches. Then wait a couple hours. If you don't do this your dishes will need hand dried and also the interior of the washer remains wet. The longer the interior stays wet, the more everything will smell mildewy. Still getting used to the rack layouts. Things like plates and other flatter dishes fit well. Bowls, pots, pans, etc are tougher to arrange. I wouldnt recommend for folks who want to clean a lot of pots and pans. We're washing larger items by hand. If this is your max budget and you can be proactive with the extra drying steps then you'll be pretty happy with this washer. It seems to be pretty quality. There's a good chance we end up exchanging this for another. If there is a Bosch with a heated drying cycle for not too much more, then i'd be happy with that.

We've been using this dishwasher for one year now. When it runs, it cleans our dishes well. Also, it hasn't required any maintenance in the past year, which is nice. However it is a frustrating and unremarkable dishwasher. The layout of the dishwasher makes it difficult to fit our regular dishes. It sometimes feels like playing the least fun game of Tetris getting everything in there. This dishwasher often doesn't start washing when we click start and it seems to go through Rinse Aid very quickly. The soap dispenser door will sometimes get caught on dishes too if the dishes overhang the top rack the slightest bit. I was happy with our previous Bosch dishwasher, which led me to purchase this one, but I'd be happier with a different dishwasher now.

We have always wanted a Bosch dishwasher and now we have one. This dishwasher is so quiet you don’t know it’s on and the dishes are spotless. The top rack is sturdy and much stronger than our other dishwasher. It’s so easy to use. I’ll never own another brand.

I love this dishwasher. It is so quiet that we have to be quiet in order to hear it running. The dishes come out so clean. I wasn't sure about the no disposer. It's great with the high power wash. A friend of ours just bought one for his house too.

I wanted something that was in the middle of the price range. Did some research before purchasing. Very pleased so far. Has to be the quietest dishwasher I have ever owned. Pleased with the cleaning results so far.