Another great value in HE laundry

There is another great value on the market, and it came as a result of Whirlpool's idiotic acquisition of Maytag.

No doubt Sears was hellatiously pissed when Whirlpool released the Maytag Epic, since they are virtually identical machines, and the Epic set will run you about $400 less than the Kenmore set.

Whirlpool, with a few modifications, based the Epic off of their KitchenAid Ensemble. The differences? Primarily, the construction. Consumers have long complained about the plastic-y (ie, cheap) feel of the Duet and Kenmore Elite washers. The Epic features a more solid construction. Basically, the door handle isn't going to break off in your hand if you give it a good tug.

If you're looking for a well-built, proven machine at a good value, bypass the Kenmores and Whirlpools and take a look at the Maytag Epic!

There is a thread over at GardenWeb that talks a bit about the Maytag Epic washers. There is some information to be found, if you can make it past the laundry nerds bitching at each other over trivial minutiae.