[Aeolun]

> My biggest fear in getting a new washer/dryer is that it starts my wife and I on the same junk treadmill everyone else is on.

In my experience, the more expensive washers/driers (e.g. >$1000) are actually higher quality and last 5 times longer than the cheap, or even mid range ones.

[pureliquidhw]

I have had the exact opposite experience. The cheap ones with physical buttons and timers last longer and are way cheaper to fix if it does break.

[wiether]

The issue with those products today is that some are more expensive because they include new tech like AI, wifi and crap like that. The core or the product is low to mid range but the adding (useless) tech means that it will be high priced. If you buy a low tech/high range product, you'll be able to serve it easily and it will outlast you.

[htrp]

My Washer/dryer is going on strong.... 17 years later