This machine was an impromptu Christmas gift. My old machine died and my husband asked me what I’d really like. My best friend had purchased LG before and loved hers. Another friend had been told by her repairman to buy LG. This is my first HE machine.  I’m loving it so far. My clothes are clean. The machine can handle large loads. I can download specialized cycles if needed. At the end of each cycle, it plays a little tune, which I think is pretty neat. I leave the door open between uses to keep the gasket dry. I’m sure I’m places where the humidity is always high, that may not be a useable strategy, but here where we are rarely over 10%, it’s perfect.