Product review (5 stars): Worth it if you live in a walk up and don't have your own full sized washer and dryer.
This machine requires a little more motivation than a fully automatic model but is worth every penny of the price for our family.

We live in a large city in an area that can be sketchy at night.  In order to use the mini laundry in the building; I have to bring laundry down three flights of stairs, outside the security gate, walk about a fourth of a block to the gangway security gate, swipe in and go down a half flight of stairs to the laundry room.  The machines are $1.75 a wash and $1.50 a dry.  Then I have to carry up everything in reverse order.  When I rush it takes me eleven minutes to get to the laundry room, load the wash, start the machine and get back upstairs.  Other than the inconvenience and high price of using the mini wash, I am unwilling to leave my child alone in our home unsupervised.

We are a small family and this machine may not be the best choice for a family of six who work outdoors on a farm, but for a small family who goes to school and work indoors it is perfect!

We owed the fully automatic Haier washer and it stopped working just about the time it paid for itself.  We have also owned the extreme mini washer with a nina spin dryer.  This compact washer is right in between the two.  It is not as automatic as the Haier, but it is able to wash larger loads of laundry and it is much more efficient than the extreme mini wash and nina spin dryer combo.

The wash tub holds about a half sized load of a normal sized washer.  I typically wash like items together that are color sorted.  It will fit a king sized fitted and flat sheet to wash.  There seems to be space to wash bath towels but the weight of the fabric doesn't allow the fabric to "swish" like it should.  I am able to wash all of my clothing and our child's clothing, all the sheets and pillow cases, and all my husbands work shirts, pants, tee shirts, etc. in this washer.  The bath towels, blankets, and my husbands heavy jeans still entail a trip to the mini laundry in the building or to the full sized laundry mat down the street.

The intake hose will not fit your faucet so you will need a quick trip to the hardware store, it is worth it if you want to use the inlet hose.  However, as others have mentioned, it is faster to fill the wash tub with a bucket.  I also find it faster to rinse with the bucket rather than the inlet hose.

The most efficient wash/rise/dry cycle that works for us:
1 - Fill the wash tub with clothing, drizzle a VERY small amount of HE detergent.  (Really use half the amount you would for a full sized load.  It is a very tiny amount.)
2 - Fill the wash tub with a Home Depot "orange bucket" from the bath tap with water at the temperature of your choice.  I really like being able to choose the temperature for both the wash and rinse cycles.  Set the wash timer to wash and let the machine wash.
3 - When the wash cycle is complete, you can keep the wash water for another load (if it isn't dirty) or drain the wash water.
4 - Lift half of the sopping clothing over to the spinner, load and spin for approx a minute.
5 - Once most of the soapy water is spun out, fill the bucket with rinse water and pour over the clothes in the spinner.  Spin out for about a minute.  You can add splash of vinegar as fabric softener or rinse an additional time if you prefer.
6 - Hang up the barely damp clothing while spinning out & rinsing the other half of the wash load.

I do all of our laundry in much less time than it wold take me to go up and down the stairs to the mini wash.  Additionally, I don't have dirty laundry sitting around in hampers waiting for a full load of whites or darks to wash.  You can do loads as small as one shirt or as large as 4 -5 pieces of clothing since you control the water level.  I save a lot of money on dry cleaning by using the gentle cycle and cold water to wash wool base layers and work blouses.  Silk can also be washed on the gentle cycle without tearing as this uses an impeller rather than a centered agitator in the wash tub.

It is very lightweight and I am able to carry it to the pantry to be stored when not in use.  Overall, it is very apartment friendly!