Sharp R-530ES 2-Cubic-Foot 1200-Watt Microwave, Stainless Steel and Black

Nice unit but vibration noise when operating. Bought 2 reconditioned units from other vendors and both were defective.

This is my second Sharp microwave; we bought it to stack over the Jenn-Air Pro Style oven in our kitchen remodel. (I bought the built-in installation kit elsewhere.) Like my previous Sharp, this thing is *powerful*. It cuts the cooking time listed on the instructions for most microwave items by half or close to it. The defrost mode is excellent. Having a carousel makes cooking more even.

All in all, it would be hard to find a better microwave at anywhere near this price point or even significantly above it.

*****Editing the review in Jan 2012 to add some longer term observations.

Still powerful, still looks great and cooks great. The door latch has developed a small issue that takes a little noodling around to resolve. As near as I can tell, what happens is that after a large number of door opening cycles, the hinges get either loose or slightly "sprung." At that point when you hit the door release it won't open because it's not as solidly...Read more

Our first one showed up badly damaged and Amazon did a great job getting a new one to us straight away. The second one never worked, it sounded like a tank and then just died. Stay away!