Bought this recently as our microwave and oven both decided to give up on the same week. Went for the brand as my mum had owned a Hotpoint washer for around 15 years and I like my appliances to last. Pretty spacious inside, has all the features you need without overcomplicating things, I like to think I'm fairly tech savvy but I'm getting to the point where some appliances are just a bit too complex.

This microwave whilst similar to the one it replaced it is far superior .epl

Great microwave

Product works really well and make a little noise and it cooks well. Is easy to clean So far, we have no problems with our microwave. It works just as good as the last one we brought from this company..

Good product though surrounded in large quantities of polystyrene ( but to be fair, no cardboard carton). The drop down door made this microwave perfect for our needs

Really pleased with it. Looks great, simple to use and delivery was great (as always) Very heavy though, found it a bit tricky to lift into the gap in our kitchen.

Bought this microwave 19 months ago as part of a complete appliance package for our new fitted kitchen. About 8 months ago (just out of warranty) it flashed a door error and would not start. 8 months later and it has got so bad we are going to have to replace it. Considering the price tag this is awful value for money. When I contacted Hotpoint about the faulty Fan oven that I bought at the same time and asked about the microwave I was told each appliance would take a £119 to have an engineer to repair. I will never buy hotpoint products again. Really poor quality.

THe Hotpoint MD344 IXH is a nice looking piece of equipment. Some reviews said it was noisy but we haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary. Yes the controls are complex, but all multi function microwaves are the same , yes the instructions that come with it are scant, but just look on the Hotpoint web site and you can download a full instruction manual (that most people won't read!) The unit is really "plug and use" and was installed in moments. Good service and a very good price from AO completed the package. If you are looking for a competitively priced Microwave then go for this one.