it was very difficult to find a washer that allowed water level selection. this one does. however, it is not at all good at handling blankets or towels, even when settings are adjusted as recommended in the manual. the machine gets unbalanced easily and uses extra water plus extends the cycle. sort of defeats the purpose of having such great capacity! i also didnt think that any machine would come without a way to turn off the end of wash chime but this one does not allow you to turn it off...and it is a full song, not just a brief chime. makes running the washer at night almost impossible since thr likelihood that it will wake someone up is high. there is also no volume control. 
but for the price and the ability to choose water level, i will keep it as 4 stars.