Interesting thread, since a remodel is in our future.
The old ones, installed when the house was built in '91, are just 'builders grade' junk. For giggles, we got a quote from HD on Kitchen Maids(I think?), not loaded, maybe, but pretty much as we'd want, and they were north of $9K! Ridiculous, if you ask me. I would much rather buy cabinets than to trouble two of my friends who know this stuff (one owned a kitchen renovation company and built cabinets), plus sweat equity is important to me - I can do the labor, so why not? - but for that kind of money? 11 cabinets total, 6 base, 4 wall, and a double-oven.
To be slightly more on topic, features that are important to us are the fit/finish/integration into the room, and the best use of limited wall space, followed by the soft-close features. Configuration is something we'll figure out as we go along, so easily add-able, and not over-priced accessories is a plus.
Any help?