Product review (5 stars): Still love this washer a year later
It is now May 2014 and I've now had the washer for a year of hard family use, and am still absolutely loving this washer. Highly recommend. (Maybe the other reviewer here who leaves change in his clothes...maybe that is what eventually broke the glass door of his washer?)

Anyway, here is what I wrote in May 2013:

This is my new washer. It is an HE front-loader, and since I didn't buy the optional pedestal (too expensive!), the washer requires only the same space as a conventional top-loader washing machine. Perfect.

It is my first front loader, and is easy to use, just a quick perusal of the instructions in the manual, and I was washing my first load. The machine is so quiet, I went down in the basement a few times just to make sure it was running, because I could not hear it from upstairs! (The horrible, awful GE machine that it replaced sounded like a broken jet airplane when it ran.) This beautiful Frigidaire washer doesn't even vibrate. It's so sturdy and stable.

I saved the best for last: it cleans beautifully! Even in our hard well water, clothes look and smell clean, bright and fresh, even the half-dirty clothes that hadn't been getting clean, not really clean, with my old washer. The appliance dealer told me use just a tablespoon of HE detergent, no more, and that is what I do. Works great. A bottle of Tide lasts more than a month of daily or twice daily loads.

As a side note: there are several reviews here bringing the star rating of this washer down, and it's misleading people looking for decent reviews. At least one of the reviews is for a DRYER! One is for a different model! So, don't go by the average star rating on this, read the individual reviews on this product and the other washers you are considering.

Recommendation: Yes, two thumbs up for this beautiful, quiet and efficient washer.