You know, when you think about it we are probably not the folks to ask, since we work on older machines and are familiar with them, but don't really know a whole lot about new machines.

That being said, I think this would be an excellent washer. I am partial to the top loading ones, and the washer technology here has a very good reputation.

If you read through this forum you will see a lot of messages with a lot of problems with front loaders, so I commend you for not going there.

Good luck, and down the road, let us know how it turns out.