Dishwashers > below $500 Dishwashers

Advantages: horsepower, pressure
Disadvantages: NONE

This Frigidaire PLD4555RFC is one of the best dishwashers I have used in a long time. I went out to my paps house and he had this same exact modle and I had to do the dishes after his birthday and I have never seen a dish come out that clean before. It is very powerful with a lot of horsepower and the water gets so hot that when you take out the plate or silverwear you have put in, it is very shiny and you can tell that there is no germs or what ... Read review

Advantages: energy effectient, cleans well, easy to clean
Disadvantages: none

My mother has this dish washer in her home and it works pretty good. She has not had any kind of problems out of it. She says that it cleans her dishes really good and just occasionly she has to wash again but not very often at all. It has four different wash funtions and lots of features to use. It is really nice to use when you make a big dinner and don't want to wash the dishes. You can also put it on enery save so it doesn't ring up your power ... Read review

Advantages: Does a great job, quiet, no maintenance so far.
Disadvantages: I like it. Can't find anything wrong with it.

We moved into the house we are buying in October 2006. This dishwasher came with the house. It was definitely used when we got here but still in excellent shape. The top rack is roomy enough to put dishes in it. It holds plenty of glasses as well, making it easy to fit all the dirty dishes in. I especially like this feature because I cook big dinners. Feeding a family of four can pile up those dishes! The lower rack holds the silverware basket and ...
...is better than the last dishwasher I had because it is larger and holds everything I may want to put in it. Sometimes I have tops to storage containers or jars that I am able to put in the silverware basket. There is a feature on it called the HotStart which preheats the water before it gets to the main wash cycle. I had no idea that the water used during a wash cycle was different temperatures! The landlady pointed out that it has Energy Star on ... Read review

Advantages: Style and Accomodating
Disadvantages: Time length of wash

This is my 3rd Kitchnaid appliance. This styling is sleek and smooth...well designed and classic. I'm not a modern style person and this doesn't blair out in my kitchen. Its appearance is subtle and sleek. The work it does is excellent. Very efficient. I don't rinse dishes...You don't have to with this. Its thorough and complete. The wash and rinse cycles do take a little while. I don't liek leaving the house ith appliances running. And sometimes ... Read review

Advantages: washes fast, cleans well
Disadvantages: none

Wow, you would really like this kind of dish washer. It really cleans very well. It has six diferent kinds of wash cycles and it is very easy to use and to even load. I just like the color. It is a sleek looking black. It has always got the dishes cleaned on the first time. Instead of another dish washer that I have used before. It has a normal noise level. Not too loud or to quiet. You can also put a lot of dishes inside at once to be cleaned. It ... Read review