At work, we have a stacked washer/dryer. When I was in MN, ours broke down and we got a new one. That lasted about a week, got another one, that lasted a couple days, got another one, that lasted about a month, got another one... they don't make them very good these days.
My new washer (LG Inverter direct-drive, whatever that means ) is a top loader and is so huge inside that my roommate and I joke about accidentally falling in and never being found again! Seems to work well so far!