Product review (5 stars): Another Speed Queen convert!
Our (not so) old washer needed replacement.  It was a Samsung WA5451ANW HE toploader purchased in 2011, probably one of the worst washing machines ever made...  It looks nice, but the washing performance was horrible and after only two years rust started showing in many places, which was not covered by the warranty.  The Samsung had all kinds of electronics, but we ended up trying to trick the machine to use more water in order to get clothes clean, but I think the fact that it had no agitator made it very difficult to get clean clothes.  The results were mediocre at best and after three years we just had enough of soap remains and still smelly clothes after washing.  The very positive reviews on Amazon led us to the Speed Queen and - although I am normally a hi-tech enthusiast - the markedly low-tech approach of Speed Queen made a lot of sense.  We bought the AWN542 over the Labor Day weekend from Appliance Connection (Labor Day offer with a nice discount, price came down to the level of the AWN412, under $800). We received the washer three days ago, so in total 7 business days for the delivery, very acceptable.  We installed the washer and - following instructions - cleaned the tub thoroughly with warm water and soap.  I then ran an empty hot extra large load with dishwasher detergent as recommended by other reviewers to get rid of the remaining grease.  We have done 4 loads since and no grease on any of the clothes.  It is a great relief to see the Speed Queen actually fill up with water enough to submerge the clothes.  We are careful not to overload the washer (after our poor experience with the Samsung) and even on the medium setting a decent size load gets submerged.  I have not yet felt the need to override the water level setting as suggested by other reviewers.  Overall we are very happy with the washing results of the Speed Queen and I expect it to last a lot longer than the Samsung.