Product review (4 stars): First one lasted 12 years with no problems, hoping for good luck with #2
In March 1999 we bought a Frigidaire Gallery stackable washer & dryer.  The washer just recently conked out on us - the bearings or struts or something like that broke off and the drum no longer rotates correctly.  I'm a little disappointed because I think 12 years isn't a very good lifespan for an appliance, but after doing some internet research, it appears 10 years is the average for a washer, so I guess I should appreciate that we apparently got 2 extra years out of it.  Our model number for the now defunct 12-year old washer is Frigidaire 417.39012890, but it looks the same as this Frigidiare  FTF530FS model (minus the blue highlights around the knobs).  Since we were happy with what we had, we're going the same route again and getting this FTF530FS from our local appliance dealer, even though it appears that most of the people posting reviews here haven't had good experiences with this model.