I compared my 7566 to the other 7000 series models (7366 and 7966). I really wanted the different wash cycles, which lead me to the 7566 over 7366. I didn’t go with the 7966 for a few reasons. 1) More expensive (obviously), you do get a 5 year warranty but I was less worried about the warranty because of Miele’s reputation for quality and because I’m going to treat this dishwasher like my 3rd child. 2) While the knock-2-open feature is super cool I just imagined by 4 year old and his younger brother constantly knocking on it for laughs at potentially inopportune times. Thus a model without that feature (7566) was actually preferable to us.

The sensor wash setting is probably the longest but that is also a high estimate, if the dishes aren’t that dirty or the load is on the smaller side it will finish early. Additionally, there is an express option that is more intense and finishes in about an hour