It depends how expensive water is for you. I would not trust the ratings at all though. Funny story about new "more efficient" machines... a neighbor bought a

It depends how expensive water is for you. I would not trust the ratings at all though. Funny story about new "more efficient" machines... a neighbor bought a new BEKO machine (before that she had a CANDY I think). She says the new machine uses so little water you cannot even see the actual water inside. All you see is soaked clothes. She says that the results are worse compared to the old CANDY and that the clothes get damaged more easily. Due to EU regulations there is no more "add extra water" feature like in older machines. So what she does is she waits for the machine to pump water inside then she pours 6L of water through the detergent dispenser. Now that's progress :)