I just got a new "hybrid" washer and matching dryer. The drum is ginormous (I wanted something I could wash a quilt in) it has an agitator, and is HE except if I push a button and it will fill all the way up. Anyway, I am short, and have to get on tip toes to get things out of it. My quilts aren't heirlooms and are pretty sturdy so I don't mind agitating them to wash. The dryer is big too but since I am short don't have to bend that much.