Product review (5 stars): Made me sane again
I don't normally write reviews, but I had to for this washer.

I live in an apartment, and as a first time apt dweller I learned that you have to go to the laundromat way too often when you don't have access to a washing machine.  Each week I was spending at least $10 to wash clothes in a nasty laundromat while I sat around and waited forever and protected my clothes.  It was both miserable and a huge waste of my time.  So I decided that something must be done.  I originally planned to get a regular washer and hook up to my kitchen sink somehow (it can be done), but then realized that might be a little trickier than it had to be.

After some research, I found the Danby portable. I was attracted to it immediately, but needed to make sure that it was going to be a good machine.

I had to drive a 6 hr round trip to get it; it wouldn't fit in my car, so I had them unpack it and jam it in.  Then once I got back late at night, I carried it up to the 2nd floor MYSELF and set it up.  I triumphantly washed a load and almost cried from happiness.

The set up is straight forward, you just have to fiddle with the aerator and make sure you get the hoses in the right place etc.  If you don't have 2 facuets you'll have to switch temps in the middle of a load, so I just wash everything on hot.

It has made my life much happier and easier.  I have clean clothes and can fit quite a bit in a load.  I don't over do it though because I really don't want it to break.

My only complaint is that the hose leaks in the back on occasion, but I've tightened it several times and it doesn't leak anymore.

My advice?  Buy it, use it, love it.  But make sure you're home when you run it so that you don't potentially come back to a Noah's ark situation.