We replaced our countertops recently and decided to also purchase a new cooktop at the same time. I would really love to have a gas cooktop but we don't have gas service in our neighborhood and I wasn't willing to pay to have a propane tank installed. I thought seriously about induction but was kind of scared by some of the reviews I read about various induction cooktops. So after reading all the reviews, I settled on this cooktop and it's been surprisingly nice to work with. It seems to heat quickly and evenly and I really haven't had any issues. I have two minor complaints: it's kind of hard to see the setting markings near the knobs (we have the black cooktop with the stainless knobs) and the sync burner wasn't quite what I was expecting. I have had a "bridge" burner on a GE range before and not only do the two burners work together but the space in-between also heats up. With the "sync" burners, the burners work in sync but the space in-between doesn't heat up. I didn't realize this difference until I actually used my cooktop.

I have owned this cooktop for two months. It replaced a 17 year old smooth cooktop. I never knew how much I liked it until it was gone. I purchased this particular GE model because 1. it was a good price, 2. I wanted knobs with center placement and 3. I wanted 5 cooking elements. Other than the knob placement, this has been a bust for me. I often cook with two large skillets or a large pot and a large skillet at the same time. There is only one large burner so I can only use one very large pan at a time. Since that large burner sits in the middle, the handle extends over other burners. Not good if you are wanting to use the other burners at the same time. I find the Syncburner to be almost worthless. It does not work for me if I want to put a large pan or pot in the middle of the two burners. Uneven heating results, due to the fact that the pan or pot is wider than the burners. I just purchased a new griddle to be used on the Syncburner. I found it to give uneven heating for that, also. After spending too much time trying to thoroughly cook the food, I ended up transferring the food to a skillet on the large burner. This cooktop is just a lot of effort every time I want to use it. I actually try to not use it. I don't think that I have ever disliked an appliance as much as I dislike this one. If nothing else, it looks really nice, but I do not recommend this model.