Panasonic NN-SV79MS 1.4 cu.ft Smart Inverter Works with Alexa Countertop Microwave Oven 1200Watt Power with Genius Sensor Cooking, Stainless Steel

This microwave is probably the best microwave I have ever had. It really does an amazing job at cooking various kinds of foods evenly. Their proprietary technology advertised is not a gimmick, it works. The Alexa integration seemed a bit ridiculous but found that it is a great feature for young kids and older folks, you tell it what you want heated and it somehow understands what your heating and sets the appropriate heating parameters. On top of all of that it looks really great. I bought the "like new" and saved 140 dollars and the unit I got was literally brand new!

The microwave works great. it connected to Alexa upon set up. She worked immediately. Upon giving Alexa a cooking command. I was skeptical it would work well but it surprised me. I need the ability of Alexa to control the microwave. that is why I got it. It is an expensive microwave. I got a great price on Prime day. It is worth the money. for anyone blind or has low vision. since most microwaves are flat panels. that have to be marked. this microwave has no number pad like a traditional one. it has 6 push buttons and a turn dial. it is a really nice microwave. it is a taller microwave. then my last Panasonic. My last Panasonic was accessible too. Accessibility is an important factor. Manufactures should keep in mind. It is a wonderful microwave. Just got it. Hopefully it will last long time. My last Panasonic lasted 9 years.

Works well but the menu power/time settings are more complicated than needed. Fits in small space.

It was a great microwave - for about 8 months. Then it started tripping my breaker every once in awhile. Powering off for no reason. And now it's just dead - won't power on, no lights, nothing. I've only had it for a little over a year, and even though I know things aren't built with longevity in mind these days, I'd expect more mileage out of this piece of s*** for $200-300.

We got this for my sister-in-law who is totally blind. Microwave ovens have long been her go-to appliance to prepare meals. She already has an Alexa compatible microwave, but it is small/underpowered as a primary cooking unit. The Panasonic NN-SV79MS is a full-sized/full-power unit that better meets her needs. As her "IT Guy" I set this up and connected with her Alexa. The process was very easy, took no more than a couple of minutes. This is an attractive, nicely designed and built microwave. We haven't used the physical controls much as the whole purpose was to use through Alexa. The Panasonic NN-SV79MS heats meals/food very evenly and is one of the quietest running microwaves we've ever used. The inverter/sensor cooking seems to be very accurate and my SIL usually can use simple commands such as "Alexa, reheat one meal" rather than have to worry about how long to cook something. She has only had this for a bit over a month, so can't comment on longevity, but this appears to be a very good microwave and especially for those who may be low vision/legally blind (or totally blind).

From a quality standpoint, I like the microwave. It's easy to use and does a good job heating food. The "smart" portion of the microwave is pretty buggy and nothing works right, so honestly you're better off just buying a far cheaper and dumber microwave.Originally when I bought it, it came pre-setup using my Amazon profile with my saved WiFi password, so it just connected right away out of the box and I could control it with Alexa. So, if you can purchase the microwave this way, it'll probably work. Unfortunately, a month or so ago I bought some new WiFi hardware and had to setup my WiFi network again from scratch. Trying to get this microwave to connect with my new WiFi was near impossible and took several hours. Every time is just some error message. I believe the phone has to be on the same network as the microwave and it has to have special settings and use a certain WiFi band and the planets must all be aligned. I honestly forget how I finally got it working (probably no less than 30 factory resets), but it was no small task. Almost every other WiFi device I own "just works" with minimal hassle.The other annoying "smart" feature is the clock. It appears to want to sync to Alexa for the time. All my Alexa devices have the correct time. However, the microwave clock is always off by three hours no matter what you do. If you set the clock manually, it will just be off again by three hours a while later next time it "syncs". In the Alexa app "Devices" tab if you find the microwave, you can set the device time zone however nothing you set it to makes any difference. The time is always wrong. I've filed several help tickets with Panasonic, but each time, a bot just responds to the ticket with instructions on how to manually set the clock. If you reply to the ticket, no one responds.Overall, seems like a halfway decent microwave with all the "smart" features crammed in last minute with little to no testing. Panasonic offers no customer support on the product and there's no way to talk to a human.