Product review (5 stars): Good lower cost spin dryer.
Item arrived in only two days and I've used it a few times now. I took the shipping safety motor mount brace off as it mentions and at first it would not start up. I reached in and manually turned it for a little while to manually work the motor a bit, and then it functioned just fine.

It can be tricky to get items inside balanced right but 90% of the time everything works great the first run. (just be sure to hold onto it when it first starts and when it's winding down, in between if things balance it's fine on its own) Also, remember not to over-load it. It only has to run for about 3 minutes, so just put in a few items each time you run it... about 70% full or so if smaller items, though it can run completely full if it's just a couple items. You'll have to judge that as you use it and learn what works best. (you'll know if it's over-loaded as it won't balance itself out) If you want to do more at one time, get a larger unit.

TIP: It helps if you make a less dense clothes area, in the center of the items in the basket before starting it, so that the items are already kinda pushed up against the outer wall of the basket. No need to make center area empty so much as just less dense so that the motor has an easier time of getting up to speed, as the clothes are already heading in the right direction towards the outer wall once the centrifugal force increases.

Water extraction: it does a nice job of getting most of the water out... I would say it's far more effective than manually doing it by hand, and faster as well. (plus saves loads of work)

Noise level: this is reasonable, and in fact it's very quiet once it balances... though there is a vibration that can be pretty up there in scale sometimes. Keep this in mind for apartments where you may not be allowed to have clothes washing gear like this. (such as me) It is mostly ok though. Just use the item as far away from vibration conducting surfaces that are near your neighbor's walls if you can. The little rubber feet it has helps cut some of the vibration and holds it in place pretty well, but again... hold it down tight when it starts and when it's finishing. You can also open the lid once it's done and a brake will apply and stop it faster.

Relating to size: the reason I got the lower cost one is of course the price, but also the size. This one is smaller and easier to tuck away and hide in small apartments as compared to some of the larger units.

Nice bonus: the unit comes with a drain hose extension in case the really short one on the unit itself is not long enough. This gives you plenty of extension in most cases.

I will use the item for some time and come back to add information on any issues as they come up, if they do. For now though, it pretty much is exactly as advertised, and functions well.