its compact, easy hookup to sink, and it wrings out clothing excellently.  You cannot do large loads but a couple of towels, and 3 other small items can be done. It has settings, for small, medium, and large (I always use large), and you can choose what kind of cycle you like.  Moving from a house to an apartment with no laundry facilities was a big change.  I had to drag clothes up and down to flights of stairs to laundromat.  This works great for my needs.