Product review (5 stars): Good quality hoses
These are much better quality hoses than the standard rubber hoses that the installer from Big Box Store brings to hook up your washer.  Plus, they will cost you about the same, but these will last much longer.  I am very pleased with them.  They feel like you could lay them out on a busy road for a few days, and they would still work fine.  Maybe a little dirty, but just fine.  The old rubber ones on the old washer leaked slightly, and rusted the connection, making them a little tough to remove.

Get these, now.  And, when you get your new washer, check to see if your water company gives a rebate for your new HE washer.  I got $150, and the washer was $200 off!  Woohoo!