[Por_sha911]

Back in the early 70's my folks had an Amana Radarange. It was a tank. Had a twist dial timer and one speed. Cost more than $1k but it was the latest and the greatest. Lasted forever. I have a counter top Panasonic that was over 12 years old before being put in storage the garage (comes out for use until I can repair or replace the current one when it craps out). Now have over the range style micros and none of them last more than 3-4 years (we use our micro all the time so it gets 7-10 years mileage in 3-4 calendar years). Have tried different brands but they all last about the same amount of time. The repair tech (had a warranty) said they're all made by just a few companies and no one is any better than the other so buy whatever looks good and has the features you want.
I'm wish I could modify my cabinet to have a cubby hole shelf so that I can slide a counter top model in and out rather than the one hangs. They last longer and are less expensive and a whole lot less of a pain to install.