I am considering purchasing a Whirlpool Duet Front Load Washer. Good/bad experiences, recommendations?

I found a good deal on a Whirlpool Duet front-load washer, 3.8 cu ft, for $649. Does anyone have good or bad experiences with these, or recommendations? Thanks for all responses!!I am considering purchasing a Whirlpool Duet Front Load Washer. Good/bad experiences, recommendations?
I have a Whirlpool front loader, but not a Duet, mines a little compact one. I seems to work pretty well. I remember when I first got it I was impressed by how clean and soft the clothes came out, but my old washer was on it's last legs and may not have been washing right , so I don't know if that is a fair comparison. When the washer is just washing, it's really quiet, but the spin cycle is something else entirely if the load isn't really well balanced. But I have mine upstairs on a wood floor, on a concrete floor would be less of a problem. I haven't noticed that the cycle is excessively long. But my old washer was in the basement so I never knew when it was done, I just went down when I got around to it. If one is doing more than one load, the dryer won't be done with the first load before the second is washed anyway. The controls on mine are a bit annoying, unlike a top loader, you can't stop the spin cycle and rearrange the load if unbalanced, but mine isn't a Duet, the Duet could be different.I am considering purchasing a Whirlpool Duet Front Load Washer. Good/bad experiences, recommendations?
My sister purchased one thinking she would save on water however it takes forever to wash your clothes...so you use less water but more electricity and time wasted doing chores such as laundry....She wished she never purchased the front loaders.
I had a Maytag Neptune front loader. It leaked and when it did it leaked on on of the computers inside of the machine. Then the motor went out, just to replace the motor was $600. I could but a new machine for less and that is what I did, a top loader. I was lucky...it was two weeks before my warranty ran out. So they are going to fix it and sell it as a repo washer and credit my account for what they sell it for. I'll never buy a front loader again. Oh yeah, it did take longer to wash the clothes.
Careful, the front seal on the front end loaders are prone to leak.. Get the extended warrenty..
I have both the washer and dryer and I love them both. To make life a little easier for you, you might also want to purchase the pedestals. It saves a lot of wear and tear on your back plus is fantastic storage space. I love mine, but I paid a bit more than you did. I guess they are starting to come down on the prices since there is competition out there now, whereas Whirlpool was the first to come out with them.