It’s newer but I prefer a simple machine and I prefer to have total autonomy of the control. All those extra buttons aren’t really necessary. Asthetically, it looks great. I wish the drain and spin function did just that, drain and spin, I was frustrated having to watch the machine go through an entire cycle including adding water before draining and spinning. 

It isn’t noisy but I with I was alerted when the cycle is completed. The price point was good and I do hope this machine lasts as long as my previous Maytag did (over 10 years).