I am so glad the other portable washer broke only after a week.  I love this one.  It really is just a mini, regular, electronic washer.  My clothes, especially my kids socks, come way cleaner in this than a regular washer!  Plus, I don’t have to go to the nasty apartment laundry room where I have no idea what people put in the laundry and they can’t touch my clothes anymore!  This works great with the portable electric dryer.  I don’t even mind that it takes a little longer to do laundry.