Product review (4 stars): Meh, it's pretty okay.
I've had it for a few days now and have put most of my laundry through it and it's still working fine with no leaks.  I started with the unit elevated and draining into my tub after reading reviews about the pump being weak and it drains just fine like this.  It is somewhat inconvenient not having it on the ground as now my dryer has to be an extra foot or so higher too.  I don't have space for side-by-side.  Also, if I'm washing jeans or something heavy, the wash bucket will shake the unit and I'm somewhat worried that if I'm not in there with it, it might rock itself from the shelf it's sitting on.  I tried a load on the ground, and it drained fine the first time with the hose elevated from the outlet.  However, the second time I tried to drain, it would not pump water.  I immediately shut the pump off, raised the unit again so the drain hose had no elevation and it drained just fine.  Also, I've found that if you turn the knob about half-way between the wash and drain settings, it opens the drain without activating the pump.  So if the pump does fail, you should still be able to drain the unit as long as the hose is lower than the outlet.

It is also not so convenient having to transfer clothes from one side and back several times throughout the wash, especially if you use fabric softener.  It wouldn't be quite as bad if the spin drum was the same size as the wash tub so you can spin the full load.  It's a little cumbersome having to find something to do with the first half of the wash after it's spun dry so you can load the other half of the wash into the spin drum.  And messy.  So minus points for an obvious design flaw.  I also tried using the water inlet on the spin drum to speed things up and rinse while the clothes spin.  Not only does this add stress to the machine as becomes apparent when you hear the drum react to the water, but the way the inlet is designed, the rinse water spins out before it gets to the clothes on the bottom.  Also, the inlet hose under the panel on that side was kinked and I had to remove the panel and fix it.  On the first use, the inlet hose immediately shot off and sprayed water everywhere.  I think I was more worried about the opening in the back and water shorting out the machine more than anything.  Luckily, no damage done.  I think it's obvious to say that at least not every unit is inspected when they're built, so it's a crap shoot and you should know that.

It's also important to go easy with the soap, or you'll have to run several rinse cycles.  A little goes a long way and will save you wasted time.

As far as noise is concerned, it's not really any louder than the exhaust fan in my bathroom, but it makes low end rumble that carries.  Might make some angry neighbors if you don't live on the ground floor.  The spin drum is not very loud either as long as you have the load balanced.

With regards to durability, I feel like it would be great for an RV or any type of scenario where its use is limited to a week or two a year.  It's mostly plastic, and I'm not really sure how well it's going to last.  I live in a one bedroom apartment, so it will be used quite a bit.

Overall, it saves having to walk to the laundry room and sit with my clothes so no one steals them.  And it saves having to go out of my way to get quarters every week.  So there's that.  It doesn't leak yet, and it does get my clothes clean.  I'm also not entirely certain that having it doesn't violate my lease, but I didn't care.  The only time maintenance would go in my bathroom is if I have a service order on it, and I fix all my own stuff cuz I don't like people in my house when I'm not here.  I give it four stars because it does what it says it does.  Obviously at this price, not every inch of the machine is free of defect, but that's what you get for being on a budget, so I don't fault the manufacturer for that.  Good for a pinch maybe, but it would have probably been wiser for me to have waited and gotten a name brand, well-built machine.  So this machine gets from me a score of "meh".