Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. A washing machine, especially a basic agitator top-loader, isn't the type of product you'd expect to have a cult following.

— Products are chosen independently by our editors. Purchases made through our links may earn us a commission. Top-loading washing machines have been, and remain, more popular in the U.S. than ...

Self-declared Louisiana “fur mama” Amy Michelle (@amyyy.michelle) and her partner ditched their “smart” Samsung washer in favor of a more analog-seeming Maytag model. They say they don’t consider it a ...

The debate on whether agitator vs impeller washers are more effective is central to many people’s buying decisions, and will shape the way you do laundry when you have eventually made a choice. There ...

Stuck deciding between a top-loading washing machine with an agitator or an impeller? Here's what experts say about an agitator vs impeller. Both an agitator and an impeller can be found in top-load ...

In the market for a new washing machine? Before just running off to a big box store to check out the deals on the newest slice-and-dice, feature-packed washers, get a load of what Consumer Reports and ...

I'm gonna jump straight to the recommendation: Do not buy the $1,039 Speed Queen TR5 top-load washing machine. It has limited features, a small internal capacity, an outdated design and, worst of all, ...