How to choose Cooktop Stove?

All your points are interesting, but true value for your buck is longevity & warranty along w/ reputation. Specifications of performance related to your cooking interest is in other words.can you cook or not. Cook top?? Do you mean stove top or counter top. It really doesn't matter if you know how to saute, or if you just are referring to heating up. Counter top is w/ out an oven as a part of the appliance. Cook top ( stove top ), is ( basically ) tempered gl top electric, element electric, or gas ( Propane or Natural )w/ a oven attached to the same appliance. Your life style of cooking is interesting to determine the reputation of the product. Say you live in a trailer park, will this determine your product ( besides the size of it ), c-mon man!! It's not rocket science