Product review (4 stars): Worth it for apartment
I ordered the updated gray one but received the blue. It looks a bit cheaply made on the outside, knobs, etc. BUT it works amazingly & totally worth it. I live in apartment building & was so tired of using the filthy ones all the way in another building & paying so much per load. I put it to the test the 1st day I received it doing 5 loads various things like towels, dirty work & play clothes, curtains, etc.  I got nervous the motor pump would stop if I did too many loads at once but it's still going strong 3 weeks & over 6 loads later. Ive done Queen & twin bed sheets together & blankets. My comforter could totally fit in the washer but not the spinner so I'll have to still use laundry Matt for that. I originally purchased just to do my office work clothes bc I'm very picky about my delicate items but it turns out this thing is so powerful it's perfection for everyday use! For my delicate items & dry clean only blouses, I use the woolite garment bags which are perfect bc this machine tends to tangle clothes not having that tall middle peice that's in a standard washer, but the garment bags really prevent tangeling & destroying those delicate items.  Something to note - In all the reviews I watched people would fill the washer, wash clothes in soapy water & either put it right in the spinner no rinse, or drain the entire wash side a refill again with clean water to rinse so that's how I did it the first few times until I realized the spin side does have a water inlet too (duh) so it's really worth it to have inlet hoses hooked up to both sides. For now mine sits in my bathroom between the sink & shower (drains into the shower/tub perfectly) & my shower head reaches across to just hang in the washer to fill it, I also use a small basin & fill w/ water from the sink & dump in to help speed up the filling process. Once the clothes are done washing, I put in spinner to extract soapy water then open the lid & hose & dump in clean water for the rinse cycle. Works perfect, so far so good.  PROS 1. I agree that it gets clothes much cleaner. 2. The machines agitatater, spinner & pump are powerful & works great so far. 3. It's simple & easy to use, dials self explanatory. 3. The spinner shuts off as soon as u open the first lid, I'm guessing this is a safety. Although I wish I could hold my shower head over clothes while spinning but that's what inlet connection is for. 4. It's pretty quiet for how strong the motor is, I'd say no louder then a normal top loader  5. The wash side is huge, you could probably wash more clothes then a standard washer but I haven't needed to fill it more than 1/2 to 3/4's full. 6. It drains (pumps out water) surprisingly fast.
 Some Cons 1.  There is no difference between Gentle & Normal cycle that I can notice 2. I have noticed other washers made by different brands all function pretty much the same way just look different with the dials, colors, etc  but I don't know if others have the pump to drain. 3 It would be nice if the agitator speed could be adjusted for true gentle, standard & heavy/dirty loads. 4. You have to eyeball how much water to fill, it would be nice if there was filling auto stop for SM, MD, LG, EXL loads & then the washing agitator just started on its own. That said it's customizable to your needs, u just have to wait & turn the dial for how long it washes. 4. It washes faster then a regular washer but you can choose to start the wash timer all over 5. The rinse/dry spinner only fits 1/2 the size or normal load making rinsing time consuming but luckily it spins so fast within 5min  6. There is no real lint catcher, there is a peice that unclips & instructions say to clean but I don't see how anything would catch there (nothing has for me 7. The construction could be better, I noticed water collecting under the blue strip where the dials are & I don't see any clips to remove the plastic & dry underneath, I'm concerned this could be an electrical hazard or break the until entirely if water gets down into the control motors.  8. The included hoses work but very cheap.  Despite all that for the price it's totally worth it, I wish I got this 5yrs ago when my son was smaller. No more lugging bins to the dirty laundry rooms So far, I can actually keep up with our laundry. You won't regret it for the price it's worth it if u don't have a regular washer. Just make sure you have enough hang drying space!