"I haven't had a dishwasher in 6 years and I was SO EXCITED to finally get one. I read lots of reviews but I didn't find any dishwasher that got consistently good reviews. In fact, most of the reviews I read were negative, so I chose this one because my other appliances are GE, and the price was good. I have had this dishwasher about a month.
I like the Clean Steel panel, which is indeed easy to keep clean and fingerprint-free.
The dishwasher does a good job of cleaning dishes. I haven't found anything dirty at the end of the cycle, which was a problem with the last one I had (in a rental home). I tend to pre-rinse my dishes at least somewhat, because I live alone and they often sit in the dishwasher a couple of days before I have a full load. I have not tested anything baked or really disgusting yet.
I don't like that wineglasses are too tall to fit on the top rack, and that the top rack can't be lowered. I seem to have more trouble fitting things in than I remember with my old dishwasher.
The dishwasher has a light that says "Clean" after the cycle ends, but to get it to turn off, you must open and close the door completely. The door does need a deliberate shove to close all the way, so that light sometimes stays on even when the dishwasher has been emptied and reloaded. Not a problem for me, but in a multi-person household I suppose it could be confusing, especially if you pre-rinse your dishes.
My biggest disappointment is that the heated dry function does not work very well. I expected plastic items to come out damp from my experience with my previous dishwasher, but even bowls and glasses are still damp. This isn't just right after the cycle finishes - I've found wet dishes even 24 hours after the cycle has ended. I think I'm going to try "no heat" and see if there is even a difference.
The dishwasher does have an end of cycle beep, which I wish was optional. Other than that, it operates very quietly, especially compared with my old dishwasher. I was so interested in getting the delay feature, but now I'll probably never use it, because it hardly makes any noise."