Product review (5 stars): Great for small families or couples
I owned this very machine years ago when I was divorced and it worked excellent for a single man doing a load each night. This allowed me keep the hamper empty and not waste water. I found that it spun the clothes until lightly damp and that only required me to hang the clothes on a dry rack overnight. This meant I could get a small dry rack and if I needed a work shirt the next morning it would be ready.
I just bought this machine for my daughter and boyfriend and they are raving about it because it is doing the same as it did for me. I unpacked it and it was sturdy and unharmed as it was layered in a box within a box and bubble wrap in between. The motor assembly and tub are held in place sturdily with Styrofoam to keep the moving parts safe. Assembly is easy, I should have let my 22 year old daughter do it and she has no special assembly skills.
Buy this machine for up to two adults and a child and you will be happy. This machine has more settings such as just putting it on an extra rinse or spin and it does a better job of spinning out the water than the $1200 whirlpool apartment setup they rented from the local rental store. Boy are they glad the rented that first to find out it was junk and Dad had tried this before and knew what to buy as they love it just as I did. FYI I cannot say how long it lasts as a year later I moved back in with my kids and sold the unit for what I paid for it as it ran as great as the day I bought it. I now own a Staber which is the best family size machine if your interested in larger units.