We purchased a Panasonic for one reason only. It was the only model available with REAL buttons. I loath the "flat panel" buttons where the button is under a sheet of plastic. The plastic always cracks!! When it was time to buy a new oven/range I looked and looked and looked for one that had something other than that cheap plastic panel plus the other features I needed/wanted ... had to settle for the cheap plastic panel and I'm regretting it!!