>they cost 2/3 of what the front-loaders do. I just searched sears.com for "washing machine" and they are comparable in price. >Front-loading machines have la

>they cost 2/3 of what the front-loaders do. I just searched sears.com for "washing machine" and they are comparable in price. >Front-loading machines have larger capacities by virtue of not having to make room for the agitator New HE front loaders don't have an agitator believe it or not, however, front loaders are still more energy efficient and can hold far more clothes per load. Its easy to overfill a top loader. You can probably get two front loader loads per one top loader load. My parents have a HE front loader and my mom hates it because if you overfill it even just a little it starts itself over again and the wash takes like an hour and a half.