<p>The impression I get is that the countertop dishwashers (like the one I see right now in the ad to my left!) are about $200-$250. The 18" portable dishwashers on wheels are about $360-$400 and more. The least expensive one is a Danby:</p>
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<p>I guess the advantage of this over a countertop dishwasher is that it obviously holds a lot more, and that it adds rather than subtracts from total counter space. My kitchen is only about 2 feet wide, but in theory I ought to be able to keep an 18" portable dishwasher at one end of the room, by the window. </p>
<p>Of course, if I do order one of any kind, I have no doubt that I won’t be able to figure out how to attach the hose to the sink faucet, because none of the adaptors will fit. And I’ll be tempted to toss the whole thing out the window and into the Hudson River.</p>