As far as the difference in extraction goes...the SQ cut the dryer time, compared to the GE, by at least 20 minutes. The clothes from a mini load (1 pair of sweat pants, 1 gym towel, 1 shirt) came out nearly dry/a little damp from the Eco mode of the SQ. It was just the wrinkling that made me think something was radically wrong. But it's my first experience with a spin drain machine, vs a neutral drain machine.