Samsung 7kg 5 Star Top Load Washing Machine (WA70BG4441BG)

Leading with the problem, because it is what I would have wanted to read: Roughly double the water use of a front loader. Gentler cleaning on heavily soiled loads. Neither is hidden — both are listed on the page — but they matter more in daily use than they look on a spec sheet. I have kept it, for one reason: Standard cycle completes in around 45 minutes. That still outweighs the rest, but only just.

Standard cycle completes in around 45 minutes. The one thing to know before ordering: Roughly double the water use of a front loader. To be fair that is written on the product page. I skimmed past it and had to rearrange things afterwards.

Had this six weeks now, so this is not an unboxing opinion. Installs anywhere with a tap and drain. Still mildly irritated by one thing: Roughly double the water use of a front loader. Known trade-off rather than a fault, though, and I would buy it again.

Genuinely my own fault. Posting so somebody else does not repeat it. The listing says who should avoid this: Buyers prioritising water economy or maximum cleaning performance on heavily soiled laundry. That was my situation and I ordered anyway. It does what it says on the page — it just was not the thing I needed.

I compared four of these on paper before ordering, so the line I actually checked was "BEE rating year". The page says 2023, and that is what turned up. Standard cycle completes in around 45 minutes.