Dishwasher: Bosch vs Midea

[TinTinSnowy]

They are undercutting to get access to the market.

So what? Customer is getting a better deal. My loyalty lies with my money and not with any brand.

Yes, the punchline is whether they have the parts or not. Otherwise you're looking at a new purchase when you wouldn't need to.

His savings of 30K over the Bosch purchase will also appreciate by the time he needs a replacement. He is covered by a 2 years warranty.

 

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So what? Customer is getting a better deal. My loyalty lies with my money and not with any brand.

You either pay more upfront or later.

His savings of 30K over the Bosch purchase will also appreciate by the time he needs a replacement. He is covered by a 2 years warranty.

30k is over LG machine I thought. It will be less compared with Bosch.

The other thing I don't trust with people pushing for price is they have never had a dishwasher before. So obviously Midea will be good enough. For them.

I'd posted earlier that with dishwashers the difference was with the parts you can't see. In terms of durability, consistency of results and the end results themselves.

We don't have too much reviews in India for Midea right now. Whereas Bosch is better known

Going with UK prices a £300 - 400 equivalent is acceptable but they always warn to stay away from cheaper Chinese brands. This is in a market where an £800 dishwasher is clearly better to use than a £400 and advisable if you can afford it.

If you see reviews from people with Bosch or LG here there is nothing spectacular. It does the job. That is the performance you expect from baseline models. Pay more you will get better. But those models won't make sense to get right now. Five years hence perhaps when people are looking to upgrade.

 

[TinTinSnowy]

You either pay more upfront or later.

My uncle's Sony Bravia went kaput after a year. The repair costs from Sony were equivalent to 50% of the TV's purchase price (2L). Now he is running a Xiaomi Smart TV purchased for 40K since last 4.5 years.

30k is over LG machine I thought. It will be less compared to Bosch.

Ok

The other thing I don't trust with people pushing for price is they have never had a dishwasher before. So obviously Midea will be good enough.

But if they are satisfied with the outcome - clean dishes frm their perspective then it does not make sense to go into depth of every component / compartment of the product.

 

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My uncle's Sony Bravia went kaput after a year. The repair costs from Sony were equivalent to 50% of the TV's purchase price (2L). Now he is running a Xiaomi Smart TV purchased for 40K since last 4.5 years.

My LG G4 died within two years. I stuck with the same brand and went with an V20. Circa 2018. Only recently retired as daily driver. Six years.

But if they are satisfied with the outcome - clean dishes frm their perspective then it does not make sense to go into depth of every component / compartment of the product.

If someone has tried something better beforehand then its more credible.

These people's impressions are only of use to themselves.

You get what you pay for. Odd exceptions here and there don't make the rule.

 

[TinTinSnowy]

My LG G4 died within two years. I stuck with the same brand and went with an V20. Circa 2018. Only recently retired as daily driver. Six years.

But this invalidates your point of upfront or later cost. Electronics are a gamble at best.

You get what you pay for. Odd exceptions here and there don't make the rule.

But no way his dishes are going to come out 2-3x better cleaned. It might not even be a 10% difference. Did you had a chance to check the cleaned dishes from a Midea dishwasher?

 

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But this invalidates your point of upfront or later cost. Electronics are a gamble at best.

If the replacement part is not available you're in the same boat. Isn't it. The sales people are of no use to you then.

Very important to get oem part and not some generic copy. What gets copied even more than non Chinese is Chinese and spoils the brand name.

And with these essential appliances the part needs to be there within a week max or you're looking at a new purchase regardless of brand. Distress purchase.

If only generic is available then think of it as a temp fix and use the time to get the real part.

But no way his dishes are going to come out 2-3x better cleaned. It might not even be a 10% difference.

There are other things than performance. This won't be apparent unless you have more experience.

Ease of use. More durable parts. Lower cost of repairing because of better design. Non existent problems due to better design. Parts available within a minimum time frame. These are all hit and miss depending on the model but on average you will be better off.

Did you had a chance to check the cleaned dishes from a Midea dishwasher?

I'm going with what some reviewers and repair people have said regarding cheaper Chinese brands. I've already posted what the good folks at uk whitegoods have said.

Midea is known to be oem to a number of other brands. Take Samsung. But the cost of the Samsung will be more than the equivalent Midea. Branding plays a part. But is there anything else? People will say oh but Samsung will have to approach midea for parts in the first place. True. But Samsung i think is more likely to have a spare available and someone who can fit it.