Product review (5 stars): It works well, but know its limitations.
I live in an apartment which requires me to head to the basement just to do my laundry and I hated it. I didn't like having to use coins/cards for individual payments and having to leave my clothes there cause I am fairly busy and I have left my clothes overnight because I simply forgot to collect them. I figured why not just buy a simple portable washing machine to put in my apartment. My main concerns were space and water intake. I live in a fairly small apartment so this specific Panda model was ideal. Regarding the water intake, I didn't have any specialized holes/drains in my apartment. I tried placing it on my sink or toilet but the space requirements meant that it wasn't a feasible solution. I figured I could put it on the floor and have it drain into the sink, it was able to drain most of the water but when it went down to the last few quarts of water it didn't have the pressure to pump it up to the sink. The final solution was just to elevate the Panda washing machine on a mini table and place a wastebasket to collect water below the same wastebasket is used to fill it with water.
Ive read many of the reviews and a good majority of them complain about the washing load. A simple solution is to do smaller batches each time.. the spin dryer doesnt dry out your clothes too much but you have to understand this is a small portable washing machine with dual functions. It dries your clothes enough that I can simply hang em up and let nature do the rest. Lastly, the machine does make some noise but you can have a decent conversation with someone beside it without feeling like its going to blow up in your face.
For the price and portability of this washing machine I would say it performs above average. Would recommend buying it.