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That looks really small no. I'd think it would be more efficient to do em by hand than the load-unload-reload cycle this thing would demand. Looks real nice though.

I was looking into these for a minute, before deciding it was pretty inefficient for my family. But for anyone who's interested, I saw a ton of them, all different brands, on ebay for great prices.

I love my countertop dishwasher from Danby, which looks pretty similar to the one above. I picked up for less than $200 about two years ago. I live alone, so it doesn't fill up or get run every day, and it is totally perfect for my needs.

That being said, if its more than just you, you may need to run multiple loads daily and just not be worth it.

I think, in theory, this is a great idea. I truly dislike doing dishes. However, for those of us who live alone and/or live in small spaces, countertop space is usually at a premium. Between the coffee pot, cooking utensils, and toaster ovens, an addition of this size would, for me, need to do more than dishes.

My kitchen is small and I like things to be tidy. This would seem like clutter to me.

I'm in love. I'm the opposite of JacksonMarie. I would forgo countertop space if I didn't have to do my dishes.

I find dishwashers to be most helpful when it comes to cleaning pots and pans. This desktop version looks way too small for that task.

My husband and I purchased a similar dishwasher 5 or 6 years ago. I hate washing dishes, pots and pans are even less fun! I thought this would be the answer, but it isn't a perfect solution. We used ours with the temporary hook-up (a nozzle attached to the faucet, and the drain hanging over the edge of the sink).

It really doesn't handle all that much for dishes. If you can only set it up for temporary use you lose the use of your sink while it is in use. And everytime the water drained, I would jump up to make sure the hose for the drain didn't force itself loose and send water spraying all over the kitchen. (It only had to happen once).

If someone is thinking of purchasing this, just don't over estimate it's capabilities. . . . or underestimate its size in your kitchen. Ours came all the way to the edge of our countertop. I didn't mind losing the space, but its size overwhelmed our kitchen. I think a permanent install under a cabinet would have fit our space better.

Overall we were satisfied with the purchase. I probably won't purchase another, but it served its purpose.

I'd never get a countertop dishwasher myself, but I share an aphorism from my Dad: Either you buy a dishwasher or you are a dishwasher

I'm buying a small 18in wide dishwasher that goes under the sink. It takes the place of a small cabinet. Here is the link to a place that sells small appliances:
http://www.compactappliance.com
I bought my small stainless steel range from them, and I like their service.

I think this is wonderful! Even when I've had dishwashers, I've generally taken to hand-washing; however, my new apartment has the strangest and most irritating sink set-up ever, finally prompting intense amounts of dishwasher envy (super shallow, tiny sink that was inexplicably installed diagonally into the corner of the counter, about five inches back from the edge of the sink, right under cabinets. Almost impossible to use without developing a backache.) We'll see if I'll shell out the money for it or just suck it up and keep dealing with the sink of doom, but I do think it is a neat idea.

The best way to buy this is brand new with a 3-5yr warranty. The manufacturers don't have established track records in the US and I'm reading a lot of stories of "11th month problems" with mechanicals. But the warranties only cost about $17/yr, and at that price you can be assured that anything that breaks is repairable. I plan to make the warranty co. fix EVERYTHING that goes wrong.

The size is more like a late 70's microwave. It's pretty big... I placed mine on my waist-high fridge and it looks really good.
Full size plates might not work, but $20-$50 worth of smaller dishes from Ikea (and maybe some smaller sized baking dishes) will take care of this problem. I use the heavy beermug drinking glasses from Ikea ($2. each) and they work very well.

As far as the space issue goes... You might need a rolling cart if it doesn't fit in your kitchen.