Samsung Series 6 DW60M6040BB

Is the Samsung Series 6 DW60M6040BB worth buying?

The Samsung Series 6 DW60M6040BB is worth buying at £299 if you want 13 place settings washed at 44 dB and you have no interest in app control. The express cycle clears a full load in an hour, and the price works out at £23.00 for each place setting, which is honest for a machine this quiet.

Buy it if your kitchen opens onto the living room and you want the cycle to disappear into the background. There is a real owner record to weigh up though: 15 buyers have rated it, and they average 3.4, so you are buying on the specification rather than on other people's experience.

How much does the Samsung Series 6 DW60M6040BB cost per place setting?

The number to hold on to is 44 dB, and it is the reason to pick this machine over three of the models here that run a full cycle at 47 dB, among them the COMFEE' 12 Place Settings and the Candy. Three decibels is roughly double the sound energy, which is the difference between a hum you ignore and one you hear from the sofa in an open plan kitchen.

The second number is £23.00, which is what each of the 13 place settings costs at £299. Power lands at 0.85 kWh for a cycle, about 0.065 kWh for every cover in the basket, and the half load option stops you paying that full figure when there are only six or seven settings to wash.

What are the Samsung Series 6 DW60M6040BB dimensions and what comes in the box?

The machine measures 55 cm deep, 59.8 cm wide and 81.5 cm high, so it slides into a standard 60 cm housing, and it weighs 29.8 kg. Two people can lift that without much trouble, one person should not try. It runs on a 230 volt supply, works through touch controls with an LED display, and the inner tub is stainless steel.

What arrives is the dishwasher and the user manual. The cabinet door front and the handle go on afterwards, matched to your kitchen, so that cost and the fitter's time sit on top of the £299. Inside the programme list you get 13 places, five cycles including the one hour express wash, a delay start, half load and a childproof lock on the panel, all covered by a two year manufacturer warranty.

Where does the Samsung Series 6 DW60M6040BB fall short?

There is no auto door opening, so the final drying is left to whatever heat is in the stainless steel tub once a cycle stops. Plastics and deep bowls come out damp unless you open the door yourself. There is no Wi-Fi, no app and no light on the floor either, so nothing about this machine can be started from another room.

Only 15 owners have rated it, at an average of 3.4, which is a thin record to read when the COMFEE' 12 Place Settings brings 864 ratings at 4.0. And at £23.00 a place setting it asks £6.42 more for every cover than the COMFEE' 12, so the quiet running is what you are paying the difference for.

Samsung Series 6 DW60M6040BB vs the Hotpoint H7I Maxi Space and the COMFEE' 12 Place Settings

The Hotpoint H7I Maxi Space costs £70 more at £369 and gives you two more place settings plus a 2 dB quieter cycle at 42 dB. Its covers work out at £24.60 each against £23.00, so the extra money buys capacity and calm rather than value. Choose the Hotpoint if the machine is full every single day and noise travels through the house.

The COMFEE' 12 Place Settings undercuts this one by £100 at £199 and comes to £16.58 a setting, with 864 owner ratings at 4.0 behind it. It gives up a place setting and runs 3 dB louder at 47 dB. Buy the COMFEE' when the budget leads, and the Samsung Series 6 when a 44 dB cycle is worth £100 to you.

Will the Samsung Series 6 DW60M6040BB fit my kitchen unit?

Yes, if you have a standard 60 cm housing: the machine is 59.8 cm wide, 55 cm deep and 81.5 cm high. Measure the opening rather than your old appliance before ordering, and check the socket and water supply reach from the neighbouring cabinet.