I want top loading large capacity washers, and front loading large capacity dryers. I always manage to drop just a sock or whatever and don't see it until I turn around, so I like being able to put them in the current load instead of the next load. Although I want large capacity, I also like to be able to run small loads as needed.
With this washer, I got the impeller model -- that is no agitator. I've been pretty happy so far. We got the GE Profile set which has a lot of options I don't use. I don't use any of the auto-dispense options, I throw my (liquid) soap on top. I will use the bleach option the few times I use direct bleach.
With all of these new appliances, some of us are having problems with "money saving by water saving??". I want more water than the machine thinks it needs -- so I use the Quick Wash + Deep Fill option almost all the time. Sometimes, especially with things like my microfiber bathrobe, I need an extra spin cycle.
The dryer has a slight squeak that started about 6 months in... we didn't get it looked at and now we are about 18 months in. No problems other than the slight squeak (which is too soft to hear upstairs with the laundry downstairs).