Product review (5 stars): This little dryer is a winner!
I've had this dryer for a little more than 3 years and it has been a workhorse for us. It performs as well as typical dryers only on a smaller scale. We usually wash/dry 6 or 7 loads each week and it's been great.

I keep it in the kitchen and it is not vented. I have just set on the floor in a corner, plugged it in and used it. I move out the dryer and sweep up any lint after each laundry day. The kitchen can get hot as a result but I try to dry clothes at night during the summer. During the winter months, the dryer helps keep the apartment warm on laundry day.

This dryer has come down a good bit on price. I paid $279 in 2013 but don't regret it. It's money well spent. Sonya does have a larger capacity dryer but for two grown adults, this works fine.  For capacity examples I'm able to get five 2X t-shirts and a large bath towel or 3 pair of plus sized women's cotton pants or 5 cotton blouses or top sheet, bottom sheet and 2 pillowcases (full size) in a load. It can take up to 2 1/2 hours to dry a load.

My apartment has utilities included in the rent so I can't speak to any added electricity costs. But knowing it runs on 110v for at least 2 hours for each load, I'm sure it can make a significant impact.

This is the first apartment I've had that didn't have on site laundry or in-unit washers/dryers. The Panda washer and this Sonya dryer and been a big help. Full sized appliances would be best, but I'm very grateful for this combo. No more hauling bags of laundry up and down stairs, hours waiting in a hot, humid laundromat, etc. This dryer made life much easier for me.