Product review (4 stars): So far so good!  Umm maybe not...
I bought this washer 2 weeks ago after my old top loader stopped spinning.  This is my first front loader and I'm so impressed with how clean the clothes are.  The cycles times are longer (but the time shown remaining is just an estimate) and I'm not sure about the "sensing" phase which happens in both the wash and rinse cycles-sometimes it's quick and sometimes it seems to take forever but the clothes come out much dryer than my old machine.  My favorite part is the fresh hold-it keeps my clothes fresh if I can't take them out right away-especially useful down in my damp basement in this hot and humid weather.  The machine itself is quiet even when it's spinning so fast and almost like a jet engine!  When the drum light is on it almost looks like a space ship in my basement.  I also can do huge loads which saves a lot of time and I can't wait to wash my bedspread using the bedding cycle.  I actually look forward now to doing my laundry!!

11/15/11 update:  While I'm still very happy with how noticeably clean and fresh my clothes are there have been a few glitches.  A few weeks ago the washer would not open and an error message was flashing.  It took one week for the repairman to come (with my clothes locked in the washer as no one could tell me how to unlock the washer to get my clothes out!!)  When the repairman finally came he said I needed a new motherboard which has been an issue for these washers.  I then had to wait another week for the part to be delivered and repaired.  (Thankfully by then my clothes were out out of the washer!)  It has since been working as usual.
Another issue has been at times the load does not spin as the sensor seems to find the load unbalanced. The clothes are soaked when you go to take them out so you have to make sure you put in an extra towel or something to balance things out and run the rinse/spin cycle.  Annoying!!!  For the money I expected better especially with a new machine.  It kind of makes me nervous about how long this washer will last.  I am now rating it a tenative 4 stars down from 5!