Product review (2 stars): Poor Engineering Fire Hazard
I purchased a top loading Fisher Paykel dryer because of that feature, but also because I thought it was a quality item.  I have had the dryer for five years, and recently it developed a horrible smell that turned out to be burning plastic on an electrical connection to the heating element.  The element is sub-standard and there is apparantly a tendency to short out.  This must be a fire hazard.  The repairman showed me how poorly designed it was, and indicated that they really needed to engineer the whole heating assembly better. I wrote to Fisher Paykel, and even the repairman wrote to them, but they declined to help with the repair.  If you don't mind buying overpriced junk, the feature of the top loading dryer is great.  But the machine is touchy, and more complex than other dryers.  Had the company agreed to help out a little with the cost of the repair, I would have been very forgiving, but they took no responsibility for the bad design.  Buyer beware.