I used to use those top loaders. At Christmas my daughter gave me her old set (less than a yr old) because she got a new set after they rebuilt their house after the flood in Minot. She didn't have the drawers, but if I could afford to buy them I would so I didn't have more knee issues. LOVE the washer and dryer. takes less water & soap and everything comes out a lot cleaner than in my old machine and dries a lot faster in the dryer. would never go back to a top loader.