GOOD BUT NOT PERFECT
Auto feeder is a bit bulkier than expected. It does dispense on time every time. My cat is not afraid of it which I was worried about, she is skiddish. The feeder does dispensce more than it should on the lesser quantities. The larger the dry food seems to be more accurate.
All in all, I would recommend it for people like my husband and I that travel and don't want some one in the house all the time.

works as designed
I am really happy with this purchase. It works as described, was not difficult to set up and shipped to us quickly. I do agree with the fact that it is loud when it dispenses food but what would expect if you had bunch of hard dog/cat pellets coming down a plastic chute? I just want to warn of this so that if your pet feeding is near your bedroom and your feeding time is during your sleep time you might want to consider this. Also the measurement of the food dispenser is off. The lowest measurement of food dispense per meal is 1/4 C. I use Hill's W/D for my cat so the nuggets are small and round. I have it set at 1/4 C and when it dispenses about 1/3 C comes out consistently. So if you are using this as a strict diet/measurement control I might look elsewhere.

Review of Petmate Feeder
Recently I purchased the larger automatic petmate feeder. I have previously owned the smaller version. I ordered the larger version because it was white. I do not like the fact that the food holder in the larger version is so flimsy. Could easily be broken or crushed when putting the cover on. Also it is too lightweigh and it moves when my cats eat from it. I would recommend the smaller version which comes in black, as the food holder is of a much better quality and the feeder does not move when the cats are eating from it.

I love this product and so does my cat !!
I highly recommend this product. I purchased one and my sister purchased two!! It works great. No need to worry about being home to feed the cat. He is HAPPY - I am HAPPY :)

Great Purchase
I was a little bit leery at first when I was looking to purchase an automatic feeder for my cat. There were so many negative comments on many makes and models. As I look back, I'm glad I made this purchase. I've been using this feeder for almost a month now and it has performed flawlessly. The programming interface is simple and fairly straightforward. the amount of food dispensed will take some tinkering, but once you get that setup, operation is a breeze. I recommend this feeder for anyone who has a cat and is looking to simplify the feeding schedule.