The Panasonic 0. 9 cu. ft. countertop microwave oven NN-SB458S provides 900 watts of high cooking power and fits compactly on any kitchen counter. Microwave popcorn with the push of a button – choose from 3 power level options for perfect popping every time. Other highlights include 10 Power Levels, Keep Warm mode, Delay Start, Timer, Quick 30sec, 10. 6″ Turntable and More/Less Control. This small black countertop microwave oven measures 19. 1″W x 11. 5″H x 14. 8″D with an interior big enough dish and a stylish exterior to complement any kitchen décor.
| Asin | B07MY2XS3S |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 14.8 x 19.1 x 11.5 inches |
| Weight | 30.4 pounds |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic |
bluegreen –
It functions fine out of the box as a no-frills microwave oven so on to the peeves. Peeves include: 1) being unable to silence beeps (checked manual and online) from keypad presses and after the timer ends; and 2) the lack of a handle bar to open/close the door. So you will get the full metal-box microwave oven audio experience that your family members and neighbors may or may not enjoy. Future concern is about life of the oven considering UPS delivered it to the wrong address (UPS even sent me a photo of the box at someone else’s house). It got delivered to me a couple of days later. Who knows how much more additional bouncing around in transit it incurred.
Two Rivers –
Panasonic does well in the microwave department, and this particular model is no exception. If you’re looking to cook something large — like a turkey — look elsewhere. But for routine reheating and cooking small things, it’s perfect.
Mike –
This unit was purchased to replace a Samsung MG11H2020 which was a noisy rattle trap from the get go and only lasted maybe a year. Prior to that was a GE Spacesaver which lasted 3 years and is currently up to about $500. Needless to say I’m not overly pleased with the service from microwaves. Time will tell on the Panasonic but many complaints were essentially “out of box” failures which I did not have. I gave it high marks because it worked, it’s very quiet and it seems to reheat things (like my coffee umpteen times) faster than either the GE or the Samsung. Will update as time progresses.
1/10/2021 update. The unit is still very functional and there have been no serious problems so I’m going to leave the rating at 5 stars. However, I don’t think the unit is quite as quiet as when it was new. A bit more serious is the condition of the touch pad. Apparently Panasonic placed a plastic membrane over the various buttons on the touch pad and that membrane has worn through on the start button and is starting to wear through on some of the other frequently used buttons. This has not affected the function of the unit but may portend future issues. Also, the unit gets pretty warm on extended runs at high power (think baked potatoes). Again, the function has not been affected.
Eskay –
Microwave itself is not noisy but opening and closing the door is very noisy. There is no handle (it has a push button) so you can’t even gently open or close the door. Otherwise functions normally so far after 1 month.
MBeth –
I’ve been using this microwave for several months before rating.
It cooks as expected, easy to clean, easy to set the time and set amount of time for cooking.
Not a problem for me but the buttons are not lit so you will need some light to push the right ones.
The only thing that I might change is that the interior is gray so I don’t see the food splashes as easily as my old microwave with the white interior.
Jr1979 –
Great microwave. I’ve been using this microwave for two months, it’s perfect. I made the decision to purchase this microwave mainly based on its size. I needed something with a smaller countertop footprint. Surprisingly, the cost was a bit less than I expected to pay. Plenty of room to manage a full size dinner plate. I like that the turntable turns slow. Also, the microwave is amazingly quiet and easy to use. Yes, I definitely recommend it.
V. Moore –
When did microwaves start becoming the size of small cars? That’s what I wondered when checking out the dimensions on all these units. My apartment kitchen is a postage stamp sized affair with less counter space than a camper. I had an old Panasonic microwave that fit the small space I have for one and lived a good long life of 20 years dutifully heating Lean Cuisines and heating up forgotten cups of coffee. It just up and quit one day. The nerve! This replacement unit doesn’t live up to the old unit in that it does NOT have one touch cooking. The old unit you could just press “start” and it would start cooking for one minute. If you pressed “start” again it would add another minute and so on. This unit you have to enter in the time and then hit start. There’s a “quick 30 seconds” button – but that just puts 30 seconds on the clock and then you still have to hit “start”. There’s a mysterious “more” and “less” set of buttons that do not appear to add more or less time to cooking – but I’m sure they serve some purpose to a higher function that I am not interested in. I know the whole one touch issue makes me appear unbearably lazy – but you get used to a feature and then it’s gone and somehow that a few more button presses seem like punishment for wanting to heat something up. I simply want to put something inside the oven, close the door, start cooking with a touch or two, and then have it turn off with a solid beep. On the good side – it looks lovely and will work with both a black-themed or stainless-themed appliance set; it is small-ish and will fit in a tiny kitchen; it works well; it does not have a nagging beep that keeps reminding you to come back and get your stuff…one beep and then it’s all on you; and – finally, I no longer need a night light in the kitchen because the clock is so bright that I am sure they can see what time it is from space. Recommend!
china mayhew –
Keep the box! i purchased this item on may 7th 2020 and received it on may 13th 20. not thinking i set it up and put the packaging into the recycle bin, small apartment, no place for an extra box. it’s been used probably once a day since i set it up. about a week ago it stopped heating anything. my first thought was to return it but i no longer had the original packaging. i decided to try unplugging it then plugging it back in and to my surprise, it started working again. of course, that was short-lived and tonight i put my food in, turned it on, waited for the buzzer and got a plate of ice-cold food for my trouble. i tried the plug thing again, it took four attempts to get it to heat. that worked once and now the microwave is no longer functional. the light goes on, the food takes a ride but nothing gets heated. in short, the microwave is garbage, if you purchase it you will need to send it back in roughly a month or risk being out the money you spent along with what it will cost to replace it. if you’re smart you’ll just pass this microwave up all together it’s not worth the money or the aggravation.
follow-up:
lesson learned when looking at the reviews always start with the lowest first. those are the ones that tell you what it’s like to deal with all those involved when something goes wrong. it took an hour and 3 service reps, 2 just disappeared during the process, multiple attempts at securing a refund. first, they suggested have you tried plugging it in on another circuit. all my outlets in the kitchen are the same, which i explained. they have circuit breakers on the socket. well, the 1 and 2-star reviews mentioned they don’t work well when plugged into those. i don’t know which aggravated me more that they sell a product that won’t work on plugs routinely installed in kitchens for safety reasons or the thinly veiled implication that i should rearrange my kitchen to accommodate an overpriced poorly designed microwave. next came we’ll hand you over to Panasonic, well those 1 and 2-star reviews tell you how effective that is. yeah, i want to take however long to get a lemon fixed that will probably stop working just like it did before the repair. while I was writing my emphatic “no” reply serv. rep #1 took a permanent powder. Serv. Rep #2 came on after I signaled I was still there and proceeded to ask the questions I just answered because obviously he hadn’t read the conversation. i explained I wanted a refund and suggested he read the thread. he basically told me to hold on then disappeared just like serv. rep #1. enter serv. rep #3. yet again i state what i want and the reason i want it. he informed me that the 1-month return window had closed and i informed him i had the product just over a month, “READ THE THREAD!”, and it stopped working all after the window had closed. not that that really matters, you should get more than a month out of a microwave. after much discussion, the rep said it was resolved and i would get a refund. to make sure it wasn’t credit i said you do realize i will not be getting a replacement through amazon? he said that was fine then they told me they would send out a replacement that would take a week to arrive. hello! I’ve repeatedly asked for a refund, you said you were giving me a refund! why now would i agree to have a piece of crap replaced by another piece of crap? why after repeatedly telling you i needed to be able to get a microwave as soon as possible would they suggest that? why when you should be offering to overnight it are you showing me that you’re opting for the cheapest possible shipping method? Rep #3 told me to hold on. he finally got back to me, though, at this point, i was waiting for the entrance of rep #4. a one-time exception was being made and they were giving me a refund did i want it on an amazon card.?. you have to be kidding me! didn’t i just say i would not be purchasing a replacement on amazon? of course, i want it refunded to my original payment method! now to get my refund i have to find a box and packing material to mail back a piece of crap that belongs in the dump not refurbished for resale and labeled not in its original packaging. do i sound jaded?
there really is only one way to handle a situation like this amazon llc. a refund with no further inconvenience to the customer. multi-billion dollar corporations can afford to eat the wholesale cost of faulty products that they shouldn’t be selling because well, they’re faulty. it shouldn’t take an hour, 3 reps, and multiple attempts on your part to mitigate potential losses, before the requested solution is finally agreed to, provided you are willing to be inconvenienced even further. all i can say is there’s only one thing here that sucks worse than that microwave and that’s how you chose to handle what should have been a simple refund.
SHK –
Very high quality. Unusually quiet. Good purchase
Patrick G. Babcock –
I bought a Panasonic Microwave for my mother 35 years ago, and it lasted probably 20 years. She replaced it with another, and it’s still kicking out hot food on demand with no troubles. When my bride and I first got married 30 years ago, I bought one for our home. It lasted for 11 years, ending its usefulness when my then-10 year old daughter put a pot – a metal pot – of Cream of Wheat in there to reheat, destroying it AND the pot. Not finding another, we’ve been through a Sharp and 3 or 4 off-brand microwaves since.
“Enough!” I said. “I’m getting another Panasonic!”
After casting about looking for a unit that was about the same size as all those that went before it and a look that complements our kitchen …erm… “style”, I found this unit. Coolio! I ordered it up.
It arrives exceedingly well packaged, and totally unblemished. The current wreck of a microwave was quickly ushered to the curb, and this beautiful Panasonic was plopped down in its place. The first few forays into producing microwaved foodstuffs went flawlessly! I couldn’t get over how QUIET it was. Oh, bliss!
And then it started making The Noise. The strange, rhythmic noise emanating from the turntable drive. Kind of like a train-track kind of noise. It occurs whether the platter is in the unit or not. It’s definitely in the inner workings of the drive.
Oh, Panasonic?! Why hath thou forsaken me?!
I’m not planning to send it back as that will probably be a bigger PITA than listening to The Noise when it runs. And, so far, it has given no indication that The Noise is in any way compromising its performance or indicating that said performance has been compromised. It’s just there to remind me that even stalwart bastions of quality can and do lose their way over time; the top quality microwave purveyor of yesteryear can become the junk merchant of today…
****UPDATE: The Noise has suddenly and miraculously ceased. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not, but at least it’s no longer an “I feel like a train conductor” thing. And thank you, Panasonic, for your assurances and your desire to evaluate the microwave, but I’m not sure you understand what the acronym “PITA” means. But again: thank you for your concern. If this beastie fails within its warranty, you’ll surely hear from me. If it does not: it wasn’t so expensive that I’d be willing to jump through any hoops – or, better: be without the convenience of a microwave whilst jumping through said hoops – to have it “evaluated”.