I didnt like the wall mount screws a whole lot as well as the fact there is only 4 to hold on the whole bracket (they note that you should have at least 2 in studs). They have holes drilled in the mount all the way across, so what I did was located two studs, drilled some 1/16th pilot holes in the bracket where they were and sunk (5) 1 3/4" drywall screws in each stud from top to bottom of the bracket to attach it to the wall. I didnt want to worry about the microwave falling off and either seriously injuring someone or smashing my new ceramic top stove.

Also be careful if drilling the top cabinet mount holes with the microwave in place, the bit can easily destroy the screw hole :) I ended up replacing the two small upper cabinet mount screws with 1/2" self tapping bolts. So the cinnimon powder doesnt quite sit level up there in the cupboard.. but the microwave is definately not falling out of my wall!

As for functionality, the microwave is nice and powerful, the unsightly buttons are hidden behind the door (you punch in the settings when you open it). A note of caution, dont put anything in it without the carousel tray to heat. I had a small paper nacho bowl in there and it almost started the glue on fire in 20 seconds.

Another note... The carousel tray does not ship in this box well, mine arrived broken in half. My only option was to ship the whole unit back (weighs like 80 lbs). I lucked out because my old microwave was a Sharp and the carousel tray is identical.

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pretty darn happy  Aug 15, 2005
By CJD "the slow kitchen builder"
Undaunted by some of the poor reviews, we purchased this microwave oven... mostly because it was the only one that my wife and I agreed was really cool looking. In addition to the good looks, we have been very happy with the features and performance. The inside is much roomier than our old GE and the Sensor cooking feature seems to work very well.

The push button handle seems to get hot when cooking on both front burners of the stove, but so far no problems at all other than being hot to the touch. We did purchase the extended warranty from the Amazon website... just in case.

Overall, it is a really good looking microwave that performs well and priced great.

7 of 8 found the following review helpful:

Door release: Bad design and will stuck with heavy use  Mar 22, 2006
By Y. Chiang "Concern parent"
This is a very badly designed door release.

The plastic construction will melt if you cook right below it.

I have it changed 2 times and still melted after 1 1/2 year.

The LCD is another cheap module.

It stops working properly after 1 year.

Don't waste your money on this.

Get a handle door release as oppose to press down door relase for over the range microwave oven and don't get this one.

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I have to tell the truth  Mar 27, 2006
By J. Slater
I purchased this microwave from Amazon back in June of 2004. I had very little expectations knowing I was "cheaping out" with a microwave that was under $300. My feelings were, when it dies in 5 years or so I will replace it with a top of the line convection/ microwave. Well, I had really hoped it would at least make it to the 2 year mark!

Last week we noticed a 6 to 7 inch crack going through the plastic part of the door. Overall,it has performed ok. I learned very quickly that is is very hot and I always shorten cooking times and lower temperatures. DO NOT use the popcorn setting, my 11 year old son has set 3 bags of popcorn on fire using it. I supervised, so I know he did it right!

I also agree that the fan is very noisy and when it goes on automatically, you have to wait until it is ready to turn off. That process seems to take a long time!

I would like to say it looks good though and it will be a challenge finding a replacement that I like as much visually!

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