The disposer is more compact than most. It also operates at a higher RPM. Overall it does a nice job. I was also hoping it would be very queit, which it was not noticeably different than the disposer it replaced.
It was very difficult to knock out the plug for the dishwasher. Unlike the previous. GE disposer I had with a separate plastic plug, this GFC520V, has a plug that is part of the whole piece and I was afraid it would crack the other parts. Also, when I received it and was trying to unscrew the support screw from the sink flange, it was too tight. It took me more than an hour to replace my old GFC520F to this new GFC520V. But it all worked out in the end. Hopefully it will last for years like the old one.
I had one just like this one. Had great luck with the first one so I stayed with the same make and model. Price was great plus I it was an easy install.