What was the question again?

GE appliances is being purchased by Electrolux, but it's been reported that they'll honor warranties.

I agree with you that Monogram has a better look.

There is little to no performance difference between regular GE and Monogram, at least for most items. Perhaps a difference in the "pro style" ranges and built-in fridges. There may be some additional features, and certainly styling differences, but they're still basically the same stuff.

My appliances are about 5-6 years old. I have Monogram warming drawer (chosen for its temperature range, simplicity, and ability to take a custom panel), Advantium speed oven (Advantium is a GE product with the same guts on all levels. I choose the Monogram Pro because of the size (big), power level (240) and non-black control panel (i.e., looks)), and dishwasher (started with my dream dishwasher, first off the line, but while it had a heater, it didn't dry the dishes and I exchanged it for the Monogram, which would take the same panel, had acceptable racks and was close enough in price for the store to make it an even swap.)

Love the Advantium.
The warming drawer is fine and does exactly what I want, but while it's just the right one for me, a warming drawer is a warming drawer. It's just a box that gets slightly hot.

The dishwasher is meh. It does the job. It doesn't do it nearly as well as the ugly old Whirlpool that came with the house. I'm sure it must use fewer resources...unless you count what I expend on pre-wiping or rinsing, drying, etc. I wouldn't recommend it. But it's a GE DW, so if the difference is that you'd rather look at the Monogram, you might as well go for it.

I've heard similar about the coolers. That they're okay, but nothing worth talking about.

I've heard mixed reviews of the ovens. Same is true for GE in general.

Most serious cooks don't care about matching badges, but since you're going with what the builder can get discounts or kickbacks on, you'll get that part of your wish. You might as well enjoy the matching until they fail (something will probably need to be replaced no later than seven years from now) and then choose your replacements to fit your lifestyle. Be aware that they likely won't match as you replace them, even if they're from the same company.

If you're determined to have one company for all appliances, I'd guess that Miele is the closest to having well thought of appliances across the board. That would be a significant jump in price, especially without your builder's bulk buying contract. You can still get a "contractor's rate" from the store, since you're buying a whole suite together (but will probably have to have your builder okay it and give his license number).