Product review (4 stars): Both pros and cons
The good:
*  It's compact and works in a condo development like mine where you're not allowed to have a washer or dryer
*  It fits into a closet
*  It doesn't use much water at all
*  It saves you hiking all the way to the laundromat
*  It really chugs away and gets clothes nice and clean
*  The spinner is excellent, and gets clothes a lot dryer than most machines
*  The price is right
*  You can set the water temperature exactly how you want it (because you're filling it yourself and can adjust the water from the sink

The not-so-good (?):
*  THIS IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC MACHINE.  If you're a first-world person and you're used to things happening all by themselves when you push a button, then this is NOT for you.  You have to pour in the water, set the wash cycle, pump out the water, pour in new water for the rinse, tell the machine to pump out the water again, move the clothes to the spinner on the right, etc.
*  The machine is very powerful, so it's not really good for super-delicate things.  I tried to put delicates in a mesh bag, like somebody else suggested, but the machine just tore up the mesh bag.  So perhaps do delicates separately, and then only run the cycle for 2 minutes or so.
*  Be careful not to add too much detergent.  It's kind of hard to get all of the bubbles out at the end if you use what you'd think is a regular amount.
*  You can't do a bunch of loads all at once, like you can at the laundromat, or do a super-big load.  That said, I am able to wash a complete set of queen sized sheets, plus a towel, and it works just fine.

Bottom line:  I was moving back to the US from the Third World, and therefore thought this thing was pretty nifty.  My family, who has never lived outside the US, thinks it's quirky and funny, and wonders why I use it...