Product review (3 stars): Labor is worth the convenience to me
Yes, this machine involves labor, but I think it is worth it.  I am a single mom who lives on a 3rd floor walk-up, w/out a car. The laundromat in my building is barely operational, and eats quarters. I purchased a Solaris portable clothes dryer by The Laundry Alternative & haven't gotten somebody over here to help me hang it yet. I'm considering returning the dryer, because the clothes hang dry w/in a few hours after using the spin dryer portion of the panda -- even towels & jeans. It takes me about 1 hour to wash the equivalent to 2 1/5- 3 loads of laundry. I fill the machine with buckets of water and drain it into the tub,  but I will probably switch to the toilet because other users have said doing that might clog your drain. I put a small rug underneath the machine and I feel like it is quiet. The hose attachment is flimsy, but can be replaced from what I have read. Fortunately, I have the counter space to drain out the excess water from the pump hose that everyone complains about water getting trapped in (including me), if I didn't have the counter space then I don't think I would be as satisfied with the machine. One thing I found easy regarding rinsing is to just leave the machine switched to drain mode and then pour 2-3 buckets of water over the clothes as it is draining. I tested this method by refilling the washer with water and turning it to wash -- I didn't see any suds forming so, I assume that the rinse was effective. I don't have a funnel, but intend to buy one to try doing the rinse in the spinner, because the hoses do not work with any of the faucets in my apartment. Like everyone recommends I leave the lids open to let the machine air dry after use. The lint filter seems cheaply made, a few teeth have even broken off of it, and the lint filter doesn't really filter the lint. I feel like the machine is really cleaning the clothes better than they've ever been cleaned before. The water comes out so dirty it's amazing. It cleans it so much that I've noticed that some of the dyes are even coming out of my jeans I've own for years. I don't know if that is good or bad, but I know they are clean. With all of these little flaws, I still really like the machine and would recommend it to family & friends. It is a real money saver, and it is nice to be able to do laundry in my unit.

UPDATE: Timer on spin part is broken, so the spinner isn't working. Contacted seller tonight, waiting for a reply. Will update accordingly.