If the redesigned GE Profile had come out a little bit sooner, I would have purchased that set instead of the Maytag Neptune pair. I sold a lot of these washers and dryers, and not just to the "What's the cheapest frontloader you got?" shoppers, either. I sold a lot of them because they were (and still are) a tremendous value!

For about $800, you can get a frontload washer with great capacity, excellent cleaning, and offers an internal water heater. (Read more on the importance of the internal water heater.)

So that brings us to the next questions: why are they so cheap? Well, I prefer the word "inexpensive", and the answer is they are made in China.

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