Product review (3 stars): Decent in general
I've had the AWN542 for almost 3 years now.  I initially bought it to get something sturdy, simple, without a lot of electronics that could go bad.  I have had no mechanical problems with it so far, everything works okay.  Generally it gets clothes clean.  The one problem I do have is that it rips holes in clothes.  Not every time, and not every load.  Just on occasion.  Jeans seem to be the worst, as I've had 3 pairs rip in the last 3 years.  Wouldn't be so bad if they were old, but the jeans have been newer and in pretty good shape.  The latest pair last week got three holes ripped in one leg.  I tried the delicate wash and spin cycle, but the clothes retain too much water and take forever to dry.  So that right now is the big negative.

Kind of makes me wish I'd kept the 17 year old Maytag I had in my old place.  Never had a problem with that one ripping.