I just bought a new dishwasher. My father has owned an appliance repair business for 35 years. I said, which dishwasher should I get. His words. They are all crap these days, but Bosch and Kitchenaid are the best of the crap. Whatever you do don't buy a GE. Just his opinion, but in general whenever I buy appliances, he tells me to choose the item that is more solid, less flash. Always a little less exciting to look at, but always seems to be a better, more solid choice, because as he says, the less junky features, the less things that will break. I ended up with a Kitchenaid because the racks seemed better for our purposes, but I think the Bosch is one of the best dishwashers you can get.

Did you read the brand reliability reports on Consumer Reports? Bosch is at the top. GE is pretty far down. We have a GE dishwasher that I thought I would have to replace recently, so I looked into it. The GE has been nothing but problems. Luckily my super-handy wife was able to fix it and buy us a little more time.

I have had my Bosch dishwasher(shu43co6uc/22) for about 4 years now. Love it. No problems what so ever. It is sooo quiet compared to my old Maytag that was here when we bought the house. I don't have a problem with moving the upper rack tines. They fold down flat underneath when needed to to accommodate larger items. Our six section flatware basket has enough space to hold all that my family can dirty up. I don't use the heated drying. It is a waste of energy to me. I just open the door when the wash cycle is done. Oh and no water spots either.
My husband's company was once owned by GE. It is no longer but we could still get a discount on appliances if we wanted to. We do not buy GE appliances of any kind. The quality is just not there. I agree with juliejoyce's dad...anything but a GE appliance. NancyLouise

When I moved into my house I had a Bosch. I don't know the model number, but it was a complete piece of junk. It didn't clean anything and didn't dry correctly, and the capacity was terrible. The only plus was that it was quiet, but it was the only dishwasher I'd had in my life that never worked.

I replaced it with a GE two years ago. The model was very similar to the one you linked. It has worked very well for me. No problems in two years. It gets dishes clean and dry for the most part.

The model I have has a feature where you can put a whole bottle of detergent in the machine and it will dispense as needed. I find that feature very convenient.

Edit: The model I have is a GE Profile PDWT580VSS.

This post was edited by calumin on Mon, Feb 17, 14 at 11:48

I bought that exact GE DW in October from Sears. It leaked, and they replaced under warranty. It's quiet, and roomy. Cleans well so far, and I'm happy with it now. I found it for a great price,

I bought a Bosch almost a year ago. I think it's 500 series, but SS and with hidden controls. I don't love it. It cleans very well, but I'm guessing all DWs do. I hate the Euro arrangement. I've learned how to place things inside, but it drives me crazy. It's not THAT quiet. The insides (stainless) retain too much moisture.

I miss my old low-end Kenmore. But it was very ugly and had to go. Although it had a drying function, I never ever used it, yet everything dried so well. Next time, I will consider layout first.

I just replaced a g year old GE Profile with a Bosch 500. My dishes are so much cleaner. it holds so many more dishes. Love the third rack especially for knives. I would not buy the GE. The only GE appliance we've not had an issue with in our kitchen is the fridge. These were all the profile line.

I think there must be a dividing line with Bosch models. I have an 800 series and it's fantastic - no issues with drying, holds a ton, and you can't hear it when it's running unless (and sometimes even if) you put you ear up against the front. In my previous rental, I had a GE Profile that held little and cleaned nothing (but it was fairly old, so I'm sure not comparable to current models).

We have our second Bosch in 3 yrs. First went to our daughter when we remodeled the kitchen and went SS. Both are basic models. I don't want frills on appliances as they are what tend to require service. We have been pleased with both units.

I have a 500 series bosch and love it.

My Bosch cleans ok as long as I use Finish Powerballs. Otherwise it doesn't clean at all.

Bosch recommends Finish detergent for all its DWs. There is a thread on the appliance forum right now about "gunk" in some Bosch dws. I also get the gunk but I don't find it to be an issue as it is so easy to clean and the cleaning performance for the DW is so awesome. Some are trying different detergents to see if that helps.

Hmmm, they must have changed their recommendation in the past few years. My Bosch DW recommends Cascade and has it right on the top inside panel. Have been using Cascade and Jet Dry since I have had our Bosch. No gunk at all. NancyLouise

Correction: My Bosch is a 300 series. Cleans super well and no gunk in filter, which is a good thing as I don't think I could live with the stuff being discussed in the Appliances thread.