Product review (5 stars): Perfect Alternative
If you are limited in space and do not have washer and dryer connections this is just the thing.  I wash most of my clothes on hand after seeing pet bedding and other pet items being washed in my apartment's laundry facility. This is a giant step up from hand washing as it really saves me time.  I do muscle training so the hand crank is really easy. Coupled with the Centrifugal dryer it takes me a fourth of the time I used for handwashing before.  Just follow instructions and it works great!  It also helps to read the reviews to avoid mistakes made by others.