Product review (5 stars): Better than expected -- love this machine!
Been meaning to write a review on this since I wanted to help people decide on whether or not to purchase, as other reviews helped me in my decision.  This has been a great purchase and has served me well so far.  I've had the machine now for probably about 2 months and it is easy to use and working great.  You can fit a good amount of clothes in the wash, depending on the weight of the clothes.  You can fit less in the spin side, but it washes and dries so quickly it shouldn't bother you too much. I leave some of the wet clothes in the wash part, while I start to dry some in the spin.  Now, you won't be completely drying the clothes since it is not an actual dryer -- however -- I cannot stress enough how remarkably "dry" it does get your clothes.  And I have found it useful to spin certain clothes twice, if I am in more of a hurry to dry them.  But even one spin usually does the trick since I just hang them either on a hanger or using a rack, and within an hour or so -- most items are dry.  I've now washed everything in here from jeans, to sweaters, etc.  I was afraid at first and only washed tee shirts, leggings, etc. but gradually felt more comfortable and so far everything has been great.  One tip I read and cannot advise enough is when people say you don't need a lot of detergent -- they mean it!! That I'm still getting used to. You literally need a fraction of the amount you would probably think to use. So this is good since you use less detergent overall, but could be annoying if you misjudge - like I did the first time I washed towels - so less is more here until you get the hang of it! But it was no big deal, I just had to rinse them a couple of times without soap, draining it between rinses, until I finally got the soap out. As far as set up, I did not need an adapter for the hose which was nice since I was so anxious to start using it when it arrived.  The hose didn't fit my kitchen sink faucet but did fit my bathroom sink faucet perfectly.  Other than possibly needing an adapter to attach the hose to your sink --- you can use this right out of the box. I wiped it down with a disinfectant wipe just for a fresh start but there's no need to.  To begin, once you plug it in, you attach the hose to your sink, then the other end to the wash side inlet - and put the drain hose either over your sink, or wherever you plan to drain it. Once you're ready, as the wash tub fills with water I usually put my detergent (minimal amount) and a color catcher (just because I always used these in regular machines so I can mix colors and they won't run) while it is filling I start to add clothes.  There is a line to watch - once the water hits that line stop filling it up.  Set your timer to whatever you prefer -- I usually set to between 12-15 minutes.  After it finishes you switch the Wash knob to Drain -- you'll be all set since you already hung the drain hose over the sink --- let the tub drain out... after that I fill it back up with the clothes, without detergent so this is the "rinse" cycle -- for this I set the wash to 9-12 minutes (I always rinse for less time that I washed)... after this finishes, drain again... then a few items at a time you can move to the spin side.  While you use the spin side, the knob must be turned to drain (and therefore you cannot use the wash side while you are spinning) but honestly it's all such a fast process. The spin timer max is 5 minutes which is usually great, but you can spin longer if you wish.  But all in all I have cut my laundry marathons by HOURS.  I used to use full size machines and my parents' house but wanted something for my apartment.  I spent HOURS with full size machines, and now spend so little time.  Yes, you roll up your sleeves a little more since you're manually changing it from Wash, Drain, etc... but it's really very simple once you do it.  I had watched videos and still was a little unsure, but I cannot recommend this product enough.  It is a time saver and cleans the clothes efficiently.  Also -- I've even washed delicates and blouses, and nothing has gotten ruined or very wrinkled (which I was surprised about since I have even put super thin blouses in the spin cycle) -- it is true that your clothes tend to get tangled in the wash cycle, but this has not been a problem - but to be safer, I picked up mesh wash bags for anything I want to give an extra layer of security.  I hope this was helpful for anyone contemplating buying this machine!