"When I worked for MT in the 1970s their own engineers told me the lint filters didn't work any more when we were telling them about all the complaints we were getting lint filters that didn't catch any thing."
Well, if you leave 'em in place long enough they do... ;-)
On that boring mid 80's Maytag we had, the centerpost filter would clog with calcium deposits and you'd spend an afternnon with a toothpick cleaning them out.
The GE FF IMHO is the best for trapping particulate matter in the wash.
My tag filter works great. It does a good job of getting lint out of towels and blankets. We have 2 inside cats and a dog so the filter does a great job on catching pet hair.
The old Burpalator does a good job, im with Robert,the GE Filter Flo is hard to beat,the Maytag doesent make much lint anyhow, mainly because it does not agitate fast enough to dislodge any lint.