We have not had to purchase a washer and dryer in a long time. Since then, they have gotten a lot more complex, and expensive, with many more options. The more research I do, the more confused I get. Especially when I read the contradicting reviews. Many will say a particular machine or model is the best they have ever had and even makes doing laundry "fun". Then there will be others who say that the same model machine doesn't get clothes clean, destroys the clothes, and/or has already broken 5 times!

I know that there will be both satisfied and dissatisfied customers for any kind of product, but the laundry reviews seem to be especially disparate!

Help! Where can I find a decent and dependable mid-price range pair of machines?!?