I have never had a smeg product before. This was my first, the reason I bought it was I wanted a microwave I could put larger plates in. This is a great size inside, most modern microwaves I find are tiny inside. This also looks great, very clean modern look, stainless steel looks great. Might be tempted to buy further smeg products on this basis. Was a bit more than other microwaves but not the most expensive. I think I got value for money. Works great too, does all the things you would expect a higher end product to do. Would recommend!