I have a Samsung front-loading washer and dryer set, about four years old, and it works great. My wife grew up on the far side of the Iron Curtain, and she's a

I have a Samsung front-loading washer and dryer set, about four years old, and it works great. My wife grew up on the far side of the Iron Curtain, and she's always saying how washing machines in the US are surprisingly cheap and flimsy compared to the battle tanks they had when she was a kid, and she loves the washer we have now. So I guess your mileage may vary.