Product review (5 stars): I LOVE this little washer!
So far so good! I did a lot of research before purchasing this model. Per the suggestion of other reviewers, I also purchased 2 of the "Generic Flower-type Washing Machine Floating Lint Mesh Bag Hair Filter Net Pouch Blue " to toss into each load to help catch lint/hair, and they do a great job! They're only a few bucks, so definitely worth the expense, folks. So, I'm including a bunch of pics on how I've set mine up.

As you all know, the gravity-feed for the drain is an issue to solve in your own way. I solved it by situating my washer right on top of our guest bathroom sink (it also is a laundry room with a water spigot, which I purchased a 10 ft washer hose with a little brass clamp/off-switch (see pics) so I don't have to run back and forth to turn on/off water while trying to fill the washer.

In the pics, you'll notice that the sink doesn't look very deep. It's not, but guess what? There's only like...what, 4-6 gallons of water in the washer? There's an overflow hole in the back of the sink, and although the water does come out rather quickly, between the drain in the bottom of the sink and the overflow hole, it has never flowed out over the top of the sink (knock on wood).

I have to agree with other reviewers that the spin cycle is GREAT. The clothes come out very well wrung out so that they dry much quicker. I dry as much as I can outside, and when I can't I dry inside on racks. If it's too rainy/humid and my clothes don't dry in a timely manner, I finish them off in my panda stand-up blue fabric dryer...which works pretty well.

I know each person needs to sort out their work-around for  1) where/how to drain  and 2) how to get water into the washer.  This is my solution, and I'm VERY happy with it! My clothes come out very clean. I do pre-treat major stains with a bit of laundry soap (or dish soap in a pinch) and let them sit overnight with the soap on the stain before I wash the item. The washer does as good a job of getting stains out and cleaning the clothes as any big washer I've ever used (if not better).

I also love that I can more easily choose how long I want each cycle. I may need only 10 mins to wash, 8 mins to rinse, and then 3.5 mins to spin out (which is what I normally do)...or, I might choose to wash for a full 12 (or more) mins for very dirty loads. It's not as easy as all that with regular washers to adjust each cycle and save on electricity! On regular washers, you basically are a slave to a super long cycle using up more electricity than perhaps is needed. Cheers!