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Article is up The article I wrote based in part on the feedback in this thread is up now: https://thewirecutter.com/blog/speed-queen-washer/ Thanks again to everyone who chimed in! It was great to hear from you and I learned a lot about washers...

Thanks to everyone who chimed in, I appreciate it! May follow up with some of you in the next couple of days.

I appreciate all the info everyone is sharing, even about used machines. good-shepherd is right that our readers are probably looking for new machines but I am personally interested in everyone's take on new, used, whatever. The main thing I'm trying to get some perspective on, though, is why...

Thank you for the tips! Any particular reason that you prefer these vs front loaders? Or impeller top loaders? Performance tests at places like Consumer Reports usually favor those newer types. And they use much less water (and as a result often much less energy). What's your perspective on that?

Hi everyone — I write for a website called Wirecutter (www.thewirecutter.com), we make product recommendations based on lots of research (and testing when possible). We've always recommended front-load washers to our readers, and have never given agitator top-loaders a very close look since...