Purchased the top model as I was informed it was the only model to make a notification when the wash cycle was completed. Apparently this is not true. Also, the signal of load being complete is so quiet I cannot hear it! Wishing I could "turn up" the sound on the notification!
We've had our speed queen for a few months now and our clothes actually do seem to be getting cleaner than with our cabrio we had. The cycles are much quicker and i like thr variety of sertings i can choose from. I have even used it for laundering cloth diapers with no issues. The only down side to me is the load size capacity since my previous machine could fit large comforters and this one cannot.