Akai Digital Microwave, 5 Power Levels, 700 W - White

I waited for a few weeks to write my review to see how it performed across various tasks - very pleased. Looks smart in my kitchen and is ridiculously easy to use. I like the flexibility of power settings and being able to set in seconds (not just minute blocks like some microwaves)Would recommend this especially for 1-2 people, nice and compact

I agree with most of the other comments. It's a great looking little microwave and it heats up fine. For some reasons it hates microwave popcorn and no matter what you do, it always burns it, so quite dangerous for this. I never had a problem with microwave popcorn in my old microwave oven, so it's a real shame. I get the feeling this micro won't last longer than about 5 years.

This is an easy Microwave to use. Simple controls, easily understood, good handbook, and quieter than most others. Much easier to use than the errant Daewoo that I had tried preciously. Brightly lit interior. Takes 28 cm plate. And no condensation in use. Nice looking too.

A little smaller internally than our last microwave but a perfectly adequate one which matches our other cream kitchen kit. If you follow the instructions in the book it defrost without cooking.

Well it looks nice and does actually work well in regard to making stuff hot .It does have problems though . It seems to be very prone to arcing without reason . ie when there is food in it . Not when I'm trying to do anything silly like running it empty .The other probem is condensation , the steam from cooking gets inside and it very quickly leads to rust forming. Poor design I guess ?I wouldn't reccomend it

Got the microwave on Thursday and it doesn't even work! I cannot find any information to contact the seller! I want a full refund not even been able to get it working once and I have followed step by step the instruction manual! Lovely looking microwave shame it doesn't work!

Pretty pleased with this microwave so far.Cons: It's undoubtedly more the budget end of the market. Whilst the cosmetics are a funky and fun, it's clunky and cheap feeling. It's not the most powerful microwave which is mostly irrelevant for normal domestic use - I suppose more powerful microwaves could do a baked potato faster but whatever, this is fine for reheating plates of food. It only fits an average sized dinner plate.Pros: The main reason why I like it is that the controls are actually really good - much better to use than the analogue 'double dial' most budget microwaves have. Exactly 1 minute on full power is a one button operation - 'quick start' - which is great for the toddler's milk bottle, for example. Whiz the dial after that's started and you can quickly do a bit longer if you like. Much better than the vague timer on the analogue budget microwaves. Lower powers are easy to set as well. The clock takes about 10 seconds to set and you don't need the manual to remember how to do it every time. The last microwave we had had a premium looking mirrored finish to the glass which had the major flaw you could hardly see through it. This one is much better and the light comes on when the door is open too (Oooooh, major hi-tech function that one!).If you wanted a premium microwave you wouldn't have clicked on this model and you wouldn't be reading this. I think this is a great budget microwave. Not the cheapest, but the digital controls are more precise than the other extra-cheap budget models!

Love this microwave.At first I could not get to grips with the settings,but I have to say once I knew what I was doing it is a doddle to use.The colour is perfect for me,. The nicest looking micro I have ever owned, and I have had a few in my time..