[quote=FlyerInHi]What model did you buy and how much did you pay for your speed queen, if you don’t mind sharing?

…Electronics allow more precise cycles. You can’t do the same with mechanical controls.[/quote]

Forgot to answer this before. We got the AWN542 model for $829. Tax was about $70, and installation about $60. Less than $1,000, and is supposed to last for a good ~20 years.

Since most of the other new machines are made to last no more than 5-10 years (and many of them cost over $1,000, too), we should not only have a machine that washes better, but have a machine that will end up costing us less than half of those other new machines over time. And it’s “greener,” too, because of it’s longer life cycle since this requires less mining for raw parts, less environmental pollution in the manufacturing process of a replacement machine, less pollution and energy usage due to transporting the machine overseas (for this machine, since it’s made in the US, and accelerated replacements of other new machines), and less waste/pollution at the end of life of the machine. All in all, a total win, IMHO.