Consumer Reports Dishwasher Ratings 2009 What's The Difference Between The Kenmore Elite Dishwasher And The Non-"Elite" Kenmore Dishwashers?

What's the difference between the Kenmore Elite Dishwasher and the non-"Elite" Kenmore dishwashers? - consumer reports dishwasher ratings 2009

Looking to buy a dishwasher and Consumer Reports rated the Kenmore Elite high enough. When I Sears I could not really tell the difference between the Elite models and the "normal" Kenmore. Are some of the options are worth it, and the machines did the same when it comes to repairing the files, the cleaning ability, noise ...? Thank you.