Having previously owned two AEG's, we looked around for a replacement as the second one approached its tenth year. With a large family, i.e. four kids and an overdraft,we needed something that was durable, easy to use,reliable, and not outrageously expensive. We opted for a larger capacity machine, and two personal recommendations for Bosch swayed us away from AEG (whose comparable machine was also more expensive). One Saturday afternoon arriving home to find the old machine sitting apologetically in a smoke haze forced the decision to buy. An online price comparison and purchase gave us a new machine within 15 minutes, with a delivery a few days later. ...  Read the complete review