Product review (5 stars): Forget the fancy gadgets, buy a simple washer that lasts.
I read some of the reviews and thought the people must be nuts for praising their washing machines like it was some trophy  that is until I trapped  someone into a 20 minute convo about how great my Speed Queen is. I previously believed that I'd love any washing machine that wasn't broken after our's broke and I spent a week going to and from the laundromat, but I was wrong.

I like the simplicity of the knobs and settings; it reminds me of the washers of my youth.

We had a service repairman to our house before our washer was declared DOA and he said: "buy a commercial Speed Queen. You may not buy another washer."

If our dryer breaks, I know what brand I'm buying.