Sharp 1200 Watts Microwave Oven R530EWT Sensor Cook White Sharp 1200 Watts Microwave Oven R530EWT Sensor Cook White

Pros: We found this Sharp microwave to be very similar to our ten year old Sharp microwave which we loved. The unit has a large cavity, an upgrade to our previous unit and is a bit quieter than the previous generations. More features on the control screen, many which we still have to try or at least get our kids to try. The unit looks good on the kitchen counter and the door release and latch feel firm crisp. Food has heated well with no complaints. Fast shipping by Newegg and very pleased with order process. We found the microwave to perform well the first month now and hope for another ten or more years from this unit.

Cons: We purchased the 530 over the 520 due as one other review mentioned the door did not close properly and the unit had to be returned. Our unit arrived and the door did not close or align properly. The packaging and shipping looked fine. After a small tug upward on the door to "reset" the hinge alignment, the door aligned fine and we did not return the unit. The door has stayed aligned since. Stronger hinges brackets may help Sharp reduce this nuisance issue but really not an issue once you tug on it upward.

Other Thoughts: After reviewing so many other brands and reviews we decided to stay with Sharp since our last one lasted a decade. Sharp controls the Magnetron by adjusting the on/off time while some other manufacturers claim to adjust the energy level. This may be a consideration however those other units seemed to have a large percentage of failures in less than two years. May try one of those once the reliability is improved.

Pros: looks to be the updated version of the one that lasted us for 8 years.... Features are good, looks good. Happy so far. Very powerfull

Cons: None so far.

Pros: Very large interior, Cooks quickly and hasn't left a cold spot yet, Doesn't burn or harden edges, I can trust this machine to autocook my food without supervision. Has several extra features that will remain untried for the life of the product... unless I decide to ask my microwave what to put on my shopping list, as this thing has recipes programmed into it. This is a full featured microwave that so far has proven that it knows when to stop cooking to prevent burning.
Overall, I like it but I hate the keypad.

Cons: construction smacks of cheep... some lines don't match up, Keypad is confusing and hard to find the buttons you want, autodefrost is completely clueless, Recipes built in will remain untried until a later model with network connectivity can interact with my shelf and email a shopping list to the store for me... yeah, I dont intend to use that feature

Other Thoughts: All asthetics aside this oven works pretty good and it isn't ugly or anything, it hasn't given me any real problems except that the defrost doesn't seem to do much of anything. I usually use 2 buttons and thats autocook + start. It autocooks things until they are quite nuked but doesn't harden or burn stuff. The keypad is so poorly laid out with so little deliniation between selections that I often try to click on the subheading instead of the selections. The door latch feels cheep and the line between the top of the door and the case is not uniform. If the keypad was easy and quick to operate my tone would be completely diferant as this is otherwise a good-cooking microwave (besides clueless autodefrost).