Ours is more like the upper-end of non-fancy (it's some Bosch, but not one of the higher-end ones, more mid-range) but damned if the shallow plastic-mesh tray it has at the top isn't something I can't live without now. So perfect for long utensils that're awkward to put anywhere else in the dishwasher (or risk becoming dislodged and blocking one of the spinning water thingies, if you put them elsewhere). It also just barely fits measuring cups, and it's easier to secure them in there than it is to put them on the main trays.
It's also one of the many, many nice things on kitchen appliances that could totally be standard on every model if the ones without were just like $10 more expensive, but there's not even an option like that—you have to go move up way more than that in price to find them. Market segmentation in kitchen appliances is such a pain. Like if you just want some of the QOL-improving (but cheap to add) things without bumping up into another whole price bracket for a bunch of shit (or, often, just also-cheap styling options that they're charging a huge premium for) you don't want—you're shit out of luck, no such option, there's no slightly-more-expensive-than-the-cheapest-but-also-pleasantly-equipped model.
We really don't have competition anymore. The auto industry is another example of of this. There are only a few players and they all kind of meetup like ok leather only costs us an extra $200 but we're going to put it as part of a package with a bunch of other shit no one cares about and sell it as a 6k add on.
It's also one of the many, many nice things on kitchen appliances that could totally be standard on every model if the ones without were just like $10 more expensive, but there's not even an option like that—you have to go move up way more than that in price to find them. Market segmentation in kitchen appliances is such a pain. Like if you just want some of the QOL-improving (but cheap to add) things without bumping up into another whole price bracket for a bunch of shit (or, often, just also-cheap styling options that they're charging a huge premium for) you don't want—you're shit out of luck, no such option, there's no slightly-more-expensive-than-the-cheapest-but-also-pleasantly-equipped model.