I have front loading Kenmore top of the line washer-dryer with the pedestals. I love them for their efficiency, how they get the clothes clean, and that they use less water. I do have a soak feature which I like. They are so much bigger than the old top loaders. They also spin out the clothes so they are damp dry. They have also decreased both my water and electrical bill. (I don't have the steam washer, though. My sister-in-law got one of those and she had nothing but trouble with it. She told me the problems, but once I decided not to get one like that, I put it out of my mind.)