
Title : Sharp R209SLM Compact Solo Silver 20L 800W Manual Microwave
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Very good.
One of the things I love about microwaves is that you can steam-cook vegetables in them and retain all the lovely nutrients that get removed when you boil them. This is a quality piece of kit. It's all one needs in a microwave and looks good in any kitchen. Simple yet powerful.

Title : Panasonic NNT553W 1.0 cuft white family size microwave
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Excellent value
I've had Panasonic microwaves for years and you won't be dissapionted with this one. The stainless steel interior means it should last for 10 years plus. Controls are simple to use - delay/stand button is usefull (makes a good kitchen timer). Cooks efficiently and evenly. Display prompts you for information when programming. Has preset programmes to cook various foods by weight.
Simple effective design, quality manufacturing. It's all you need.

Title : Hinari Lifestyle MX708TCSL Touch Control 0.7 Cu Ft Microwave Oven 800W Silver (Chrome Door Handle)
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : This microwave is well worth the money, looks stunning
I bought this microwave because my previous one went BANG!! well it was 6 years old!
Hinari are an excellent make, they cut the price of stylish microwaves dramatically, Easy to use, excellent price, a real bargain. highly recommended.

Title : Sharp R85STM Family Stainless Steel 26L 900W/1500W Touch Control Double Grill Convection Microwave Oven
Rating : 1 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Not impressed
I bought this microwave combination oven in August 2004 to replace my beloved 15 year old Sharp microwave combination oven. What a difference in quality! Firstly, the oven never seemed to reach the correct temperature. Now, the LCD display has packed up after a power cut. I've checked reviews on the web and I see I am not alone in having exactly these problems. It did cook great baked potatoes, but I wont be rushing out to buy a Sharp combi oven again.

Title : Sharp R957SLM Platinum Silver Large 900W/1400W Touch Control Convection Oven 40L 1.4cuft
Rating : 4 Stars out of 5.
Summary : really great product
I bought this oven to replace a cheap standard microwave that caught fire over a year ago. What I wanted was a large, full-sized microwave, but I found it very hard to find one. This oven has a large capacity, though I wasn't convinced that I would ever use the grill or convection oven functions. However, when it came time to cook the Christmas dinner, I was amazed how wonderfully functional it was. I will never buy a standard microwave again. You have to make sure that you let the convection oven fully preheat BEFORE you use it, but as long as you do that its great. I highly recomend this product. The only bad thing I can say about this oven is that sometimes the display doesn't work properly (pixels are missing) on my oven. This has never been a permenant problem, and the oven has always worked beautifully!

Title : Sharp R654SLM Compact Silver 18L 800W/1000W Touch Control Grill Microwave
Rating : 1 Stars out of 5.
Summary : damn this thing to hell
I hate this microwave if you want to just grill something but it resets halfway through and you end up filling your kitchen with toxic black smoke.

Title : Panasonic NNA873S dimension 4 1.1cuft stainless steel combi microwave
Rating : 2 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Panasonic NNA873S build quality
If I were reviewing the way the microwave works, I'd give it 5 out of 5 but if it weren't for the fact I like the way it works, it'd be 1 star for attention to detail/build.
By coincidence I ordered one for me and one for my parents. Mine arrived with a big dent in the side (the boxes are sent as they come and I don't think stand up to the couriers treatment). The interior light of my parents microwave packed up after about 10 days use.
The replacements arrive. My parents one had a tiny convex dent in the top (we decided to accept it to save any more hassle -it appeared to be a manufacturing flaw). Mine appeared perfectly ok -I was delighted! -I carefully removed the tape (holds the door in place during transit) and was horrified that it removed a chunk of paint with it! The tape was much stickier than usual for that kind of tape and/or were attached to the paint when it wasn't dry.
There are apparent quality-control issues here with these microwaves (it seems like they're being rushed in the factory from the little problems), possibly not helped by what appears to be poor treatment by couriers. Having used 3 of the 4 microwaves, the way they "sound" in use and the way the door "clunks" is slightly different, possibly not an issue... but something I noticed.
I will say Amazon were good and let me keep both the faulty ones while the new ones were on order. The re-ordering process I think would have been simple if it weren't for me ordering two the same, so again, I think this normally would have been fairly painless -though I recommend calling Amazon by phone if things get complicated -it's much easier to sort things out once and for all as they don't generally seem to read detailed emails properly.
I'll briefly review the microwave itself...
I may have just been very unlucky, but I will say the microwaves do perform very well... The autosensor function does an excellent job of cooking baked potatoes for example... though I miss the autoweight control feature for pizzas (now a manual process on a top of the range microwave -seems a bit odd) -the display even shows "pizza pan" but it's unlit and possibly for a different market. From the pre-programmed food, I think the people who program the settings at panasonic must think british people only eat curry and roast dinners. Some little points I wouldn't have noticed til I got them... the display is a bit tricky to read unless the microwave is seated high on a shelf or fitted and the buttons are not that easy to read (but a small price to pay for an really shiny s/steel finish!!). I think though that if you get one in perfect condition, you'd be pleased with it. For larger items like this I think in future I'll probably just go and pick one up in a store, even if it is a bit more costly... it's less hassle.