vacuumfreeeke
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Hey guys.... I've been thinking about moving to a bigger apartment, one that would have room for a real washer and dryer. If I do, I can retire my tired and small but faithful Edgestar all in one laundry processor and get dedicated full sized laundry appliances. The only appliance store close to me is Lowes (very close!) so I strolled through to look at the washers and dryers. I was a bit surprised to see the selection today... when I sold appliances at Sears, they had some really awesome laundry appliances there... the Kenmore HET3, Maytag Neptunes with touch screens, GE Harmonys that "talked" to each other. Lowes didn't seem to have anything special, though did only look at front loaders. The GE and Whrilpool Duets and even the Maytag front loaders all seemed so cheap as I turned the knobs and played with the buttons and opened the drum and additive drawers. I was most impressed by the Samsung and the new Electrolux appliances. The Electrolux really made a lot of sense to me, I liked that you could pop the control knob in and out, and to open the doors (both drum and additive), you press and it pops open... no pulling handles. I really like that, unless it's something that would break after a year or two. Even though I think the pedestals are over priced, I would want to get them because I like the added height they provide. Maybe I should go to best buy and check out the LG stuff as well. I looked for the Fisher Paykel one that was designed like a top loader, but worked like a front loader, but they don't seem to carry it anymore! Just wondering what you all think of the modern stuff that's being offered in the stores these days? Maybe this is silly, but "knob and button feel" is very important to me on any appliance!