I have a stainless steel KitchenAid Superba. It''s now nearly 6 years old and have never had any problems at all. It is super quiet which was a must for us since our first floor is very open, wood floors everywhere, and a back staircase going upstairs. All house noise seems to bounce around and up the wood stairs into the upper hallway, so a quiet washer was very important. As far as the stainless, even though the rest of my kitchen is stainless (and I have no problems keeping marks and fingerprints to a minimum on the other pieces), the dishwasher gets spashed with water and it''s a pain to keep streak free. If I purchased again, I would get either a cabinet front for my DW or black. It would depend on the layout of kitchen. Hope that helps.