After years of living in the laundromat, I treated myself to this set of appliances, and it's one of the best decisions I've ever made.  Energy efficient, super quiet, they get clothes cleaner than a top loader, and the dryer is super...my jeans are dry before the next load is ready to come out of the washer.  I've had this pair for seven years, and have had a service man out once...to fix a door that came out of alignment because my son used the machine as a step ladder.  I expect they will last for years to come, my family had a Maytag washer and dryer when I was a teenager that's still going...