Product review (5 stars): Quality Brass Fittings
Unlike cheaper washing machine hoses, the end fittings on this one are solid brass (chrome plated).  The hoses I could find at Home Depot all had brass plated steel fittings.  Steel fittings are notorious for dielectric corrosion and failing.  If your washer is anywhere other than in you basement, and near a floor drain, it would be crazy to use hoses without brass fittings.