On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 11:48:37 -0500, Tony P.
> wrote:
>
> The one thing I've noted about the cheaper microwave ovens is that the
> electronics tend to go south in a very short period of time.
>
> That being said, the primary differences are the timed modes, convection
> availability, and power levels. For the longest time most microwave
> ovens were 600W units. The new ones are 1200W. That's quite enough
> power.
>
Heh, when I "modernized", I went in the other direction:
from expensive to cheap and 1200 watts to 600. They last
long enough and I don't want a 15/20 year old microwave.


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