Product review (5 stars): it's SO quiet !
i spent 2 weeks researching portable mini washing machines & decided on this & am SO glad i got the Panda washer & spin dryer as separate units. buying them individually means that i can use them simultaneously, that it's lighter to move around--10 to 13 pounds each; that less space is taken up in the bathtub where i place the washer on 2 of those little plastic, foldable step stools and that i won't lose both units if 1 of them goes out. i live in an apartment & HATE the washers in the laundryroom. NOW, i can wash clothes on MY time, ANY time, as often as i want, rinse as much as i want and NO MORE QUARTERS (except for the 50 i use in the laundryroom dryers). 25 years ago i bought an Avanti portable (plastic) washer for about $45; now, they're $400 each; including shipiing, my Panda washer & spin dryer cost exactly $200. The Avanti was quite loud with a big grinding noise--so much so that my downstairs neighbor asked me about the big noise. The Panda is SO quiet, i'm amazed. Quiet is very important to me. The Spin Dryer is even quieter. I'm so please with The Panda that i'm buying the washer & dryer (separately) for a friend.