Product review (4 stars): Good washing machine with one problem
I like the Panda PAN50SW a lot (except for one problem discussed below). I have been using it for close to a month, and I can say it cleans clothes very well and is exceptionally quiet. In fact, most will probably be surprised how quiet it is compared to the washing machines found in laundry mats. It is definitely quite enough not bother the neighbors in a majority of apartment or similar situations.

It also has a variety of wash cycles to cover most situations as well. I chose the 11 lbs capacity washer over the larger 15.6 lbs capacity washer because, at 88 pounds in weight, the larger unit was too heavy. The one I got weighs about 64 pounds (and it is almost too heavy for me).

The control panel is more complicated than laundry washers, and I suggest reading about the features in the (poorly written) user manual. If you read nothing else, at least read the Cycle Guide on page 21 which tells you how long each cycle runs and how many washes, rinses, and spins each cycle includes. There are six cycles including: heavy (which has one wash and two rinses), quick (which only takes 10 minutes), jeans (which is similar to heavy except the washing time is greater and the final spin shorter), anti-wrinkle (which does not have a final spin), normal (which has one wash and one rinse with varied wash times depending on the load size), and air dry (which is essentially a 57-minute spin dry).

NOW FOR THE PROBLEM: Yesterday I chose to use small load feature for the first time, but it added too little water to stabilize the wash basket. It also threw the clothes all over the place, which usually all ending up in a pile on one side, making the basket even less stable. It was a nightmare! And I will never use the small load mode again. Luckily the medium and large load modes work fine and have none of these problems.

All-in-all it is a good washer, a good value, and will be God-sent for many.