Product review (5 stars): Reliable Simplicity!
Wow! We just took delivery on one of these, and it's a revelation. We might need to buy a second dryer just to keep up. This Speed Queen exudes quality. It's made in our neighboring state of Wisconsin. It's simple to operate, runs quiet, and boy is it fast.

We bought this machine to replace a Samsung high-efficiency model that was very expensive and lasted just 14 months. Lesson learned. Sometimes, simpler is better. The Samsung's high-strung electronics were not only horribly expensive to replace, but the repairmen by their own admission weren't even capable of diagnosing the specific board or sensor that was failing. After spending as much in repairs as the Samsung had cost, we took a pause and decided to step back and look for something simpler and more reliable. I am convinced that in Speed Queen we have found it.

The Speed Queen is old-style. Agitator? Check. Control over your water temperature? Check. Control over your water level? Check. There's no computer looking over your shoulder and enforcing politically-correct but useless wash settings as mandated by some faceless government bureaucrat answerable to no one. You're in control again. And the agitator is a proven approach and a more reliable technology in a top-loader than any of non-agitator designs seen so often in today's "high-efficiency" models.

I am so happy that I went out of my way to find a Speed Queen dealer, and then drive an hour one-way to view the machine, and then to buy it. This is only Day 1. I'll update this review should my opinion change. Right now though, I can't say enough about how pleased I am, about how sturdy this machine feels and sounds. I truly am confident that this time we have spent our hard-earned money on a machine that is designed for durability first, one that will be inexpensive to repair should repair be needed, and one that will last a decade as opposed to 14 months.