Short girl consideration:
Haven't seen it mentioned but consider the users height when you are buying a washer, and strength I guess. I like top loaders and the giant Whirlpool set we got are great for our needs when we are all in one place (4 adults) plus it easily manages a King Comforter set. The thing is that when the washer dries it spins things so tight that towels and such sort of get intertwined on the bottom. I'm 5'1" so getting things like towels out can be tough as it requires a herculean amount of strength to just tug it out so I need to actually detangle to pull with what I consider normal effort. THEN to get the stuff on the bottom like socks, means I am tippy toeing into the bottom to the point that I actually end up off my feet into the machine if a sock is furthest away. My family finds this endlessly amusing, I'm OK with it but think I should probably get a stool in there & a smaller one next time LOL