I would avoid the duets if I were you. My mother doesn't believe in spend a bit more once, and only spend once when it comes to appliances, and my father just let's her buy whatever strikes her fancy. They're on their third set of Duets in about 12 years, and they'll be leaving them behind when they move to South Carolina next year. On the washers, the electronics go. On the dryers its always been mechanical. A good friend of mines wife is a manager in Samsung's warranty dept. She says with appliances, it's almost gotten to the point of no questions asked. To the point where lower level employees are getting annoyed because they're denying warranty claims for fridges that are well past their guarantee, and supervisors are over riding them on a regular basis.
