We also tested the Whirlpool Cabrio WTW6500W[W], $750 (left in the photo), a high-efficiency top-loader with Energy Star qualification. It lacks a center-post agitator and its cycle time of 62 ...

but surely a new washing machine or dryer should last more than a year or two before falling apart? Unfortunately, numerous readers who bought Cabrio-model washers from Whirlpool have written us ...