I am pretty loyal to GE. I used this similar model in my previous home for 14 years and wanted same for my new home. It’s smart looking and a reasonable size for the capacity of 1.6 cu ft. It’s powerful so I spend less time waiting. The controls are perfect for my needs. The only suggestion I have is please, please make this with a handle instead of the push button. I am a senior now and pushing that darn door opener hurts my hand! Besides, the handle just looks nicer. Thanks!

Love the sleek look and the wattage is amazing! It occasionally does weird stuff instead of just hitting the 2 button for a 2 minute warm up, it will ask us a question about the food and not let us continue. We are able to somehow get it back to the quick buttons somehow.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Capacity size is good for our needs. Control panel is a bit busy and confusing from previous other brand. You have to initiate cook time if you want to cook anything less than 1 minute & can’t just put in the seconds to start it. There is no melt feature for baking prep which I’ll miss but knew that when I ordered. Design is just ok. The top has inverted areas instead of a smooth top. It probably wouldn’t look that great or sleek exposed in kitchen area but we have ours in the pantry for use. Performance and power are ok. It seems to take longer to heat things up than prior other brand model which had lower wattage which seems odd. The button to open unit seems jiggly (hope this holds up) and the door is very loud when you close it. Would have preferred it in black stainless, but it wasn’t available for a while. It’s ok but with the issues above it’s getting 3 stars.

Purchased a he microwave in January 2010 when we moved into our new home. First the light went out after 8 years. Then the turntable would work properly while heating and stop turning when done. Open the door and turntable would start turning! Still heating properly so no big deal. Then last week I had to bump the door upwards for the latch to open it! 16 years! Still heats! Replaced with as near identical oven as I could. Thank you for making a great appliance! Hope this new one measures up to the previous!!!

This is the 5th time we've bought this model microwave in 7 years. (One lasted only 3 weeks!) It's a great product when it's working, but for some reason it never lasts long, it just stops working. The only reason we keep buying it again is because it's small enough to fit on our shelf, yet big enough to hold our favorite casserole dish. So now we always spring for an extended warranty.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We recently switched from an over the range to a counter top microwave and so far we love it. It’s a fantastic size for a counter top option. I love the slate color. Easy to clean. Easy to use. The child safety features are wonderful for our family with multiple small children learning how to use these appliances. So far we are very happy with our purchase.

Door: Does not close gently and quietly; must slam it shut. Plug: Suggest using a plug with a different design where the plug does not stick straight out from the cord. This plug design is difficult to install when space between back of microwave and the wall is limiited. This is our second GE countertop. Only changed because of color; white to stainless.

I'm disappointed that I could not find the GE that had the 1200 watts but they did have the 1150 watts... So we had to settle for that one. It's not of course as powerful as the other one but it does the job I just have to increase time that I keep things. Flag of learning curve but it's okay.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My new GE 1.6 cu. ft. microwave was a very good buy. It's powerful, 1150 watts and very roomy without taking up too much counter space. I would have rated it at 5 stars but the display is dim and the cycle-complete beeper is wimpy and tough to hear.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We've had this microwave less than a month, but so far we love it. The size is perfect, even for large items. It heats much faster than our old microwave. The controls are intuitive, and we easily disabled the child lock function (we have no kids around), which made it even easier to use. The only negative I can think of is the time display is a bit dim, but we can live with that!