This is a good old style washer, but it has a couple of flaws, one of which is potentially serious depending on how the machine is used. First of all, the washing performance is excellent when setting the appropriate water level and NOT using the Normal Eco cycle. With the Mixed cycle option, for example, the clothes get clean and smell clean, unlike my experience with a highly rated HE washer. The agitator performance is excellent (search the internet for a demo). Also, an entire cycle completes in about 30 minutes with the clothes rapidly spun so that drying should only take around another 30 minutes in a decent dryer. This can make laundry time quick and efficient. The washer panels are heavier gauge steel than on the typical washer and the knobs are metal, but the fit and finish of the panels is below average. I suspect most people will still find this to be acceptable.\r\n\r\nNow for the flaws: If the pause button is pressed or lid opened during the water fill stage (to add clothes, detergent, bleach, etc.), a reset of sorts can occur. The status and power lights will go out for about 10 seconds and turn back on. When this happens, the tub will only fill to a shallow depth, regardless of the water level setting. Subsequently, the rinse stage will also use a shallow water depth, producing poor washing and rinsing results for large loads. This problem appears to occur randomly when interrupting the cycle, but seems to happen more readily after around 6 inches of water has been added. The way to avoid this problem is to put everything in before starting the washer, and let it finish without interrupting the cycle by pressing the pause button or opening the lid, despite the user manual stating this may be done. If your method of using the washer requires you to open the lid after it is started, you are occasionally going to experience this problem. I originally thought this issue was the result of a defective unit, so the store exchanged my washer with another one, but it also has the same problem. Another flaw is that whatever the knob settings are at when the washer starts are the settings used for the entire cycle, even if they are changed right after the unit is started. For example, changing the fill level, water temperature or adding an extra rinse will have no effect after the washer is started. If you want to change a setting after you push start, you must cancel the cycle and start over. Both of these flaws are probably software/firmware related.\r\n\r\nIf the flaws don't get you, this is probably one of the best performing washers on the market. If you are considering this unit to use in the Normal Eco mode, which automatically sets the water level, you will likely be disappointed. Consumers rated the predecessor to this model at the absolute bottom of the list with that cycle option. Then again, maybe they encountered a shallow water fill bug by opening the lid during the fill stage to check the progress.\r\n\r\nThere appear to be two identical versions of this washer, and one comes with a significantly longer warranty than the other, 5yr versus 1y. If you are planning to buy this washer, check your local appliance stores for model MVWP586GW, the one with the longer warranty. It won't necessarily cost more.