I thought for sure it would be an updated version of this

I remember as a kid, being fascinated with this machine...and being warned by my Mom to stay away from the rollers or it would crush my hands!

I still have one of those in the basement for when the new-fangled one breaks.

When it comes to deep ingrained dirt they do a better job then the automatics.

So thanks for the post.

This could be good for college students, too, who may rent a room in someone's house, or whose dorm room is a way from the laundry room.


Cher

works just fine.

Multitasking will not lead to true serenity and enlightenment.

we bought a front load washing machine at a Sears black Friday sale. When I installed it I thought how is it possible for them to claim that it uses way less water so I connect our old washer out on the back deck and run a load of clothes through it capturing the water that discharges. 27 gallons is what it took. I dried the load of clothes and then put them in the new washer and ran them through the same cycle as I did the old machine, normal cycle, and captured the discharge water. 7 gallons. To keep this a true comparison I used the same batch of clothes and dried them in between the washes.
Our clothes are much cleaner and brighter now and they seem to last longer evidenced by the amount of lint I find in the dryer filter. No way would I go back to a top loader washer.
The nice thing about the front loader is you can wash about twice the amount of clothes as you could the top loader. It seems the more you cram in it the better it washes them.
My experience with washing machines.

The machine in the OP would probably be desirable for those with less space, though.