Best on a budget is Amana. Basic, does the job. About 900 for the set. A good place to look at models and reviews is AJ Madison online. More on reddit.com

I have an Electrolux washer and gas dryer set, currently on year 5.5. Electrolux was the only company that sold reversible washer door back then(GE has a model now) since we needed left to right opening door. Reviews were good so ended up with it. More on forums.redflagdeals.com

First off, I just want to address this King Comforter issue. This is something I see posted about way too often, and it really needs to be said. No top-loader is going to do a good job on a king-size duvet—unless you can find a top-loader that is three times the size of an average home washer and has a compensating agitator and water levels. But I’ve never even seen such a thing. What actually happens when we put king- or queen-size comforters into top-loaders is that they get stuck around the agitator, and nothing really happens. The load gets wet, but the machine is unable to turn over the comforter more than an inch or two. Your so-called "cleaning" is just the result of water soaking the fabric and the machine spinning. The truth is, the results aren’t much better in any front-loader either. I’m one of the lucky few to own a 20-year-old front-loading machine, a Whirlpool Duet (or, for my German friends, the "DreamZone" washer). It actually fills with a ton of water and does a decent job cleaning a queen-size duvet. But... the fact is, most people have crappy front-loaders. Especially if their front-loaders were made in the last six or seven years, they don’t even use enough water to penetrate a fifth of the fabric. The cleaning is so weak and ineffective that it’s about the equivalent of spraying Febreze or Windex all over the cover and calling it a day. The reality is this: Queen- and king-size duvets were never designed to be washed at home. Ever. What people should be doing is purchasing duvet covers—at least two or three sets—and washing those weekly. Once or twice a year, the actual duvet should be sent to the dry cleaner. Or... if you absolutely insist on washing it yourself, go to a laundromat and use the biggest machine they have—one that will actually use enough water to thoroughly penetrate the duvet and wash it properly, while also having the mechanical ability to spin and rinse it effectively. If your home machine does manage to spin it, it’s likely ruining its bearings in the process. Aside from that. My advice would be to consider the Speed Queen and maybe hold off on getting the matching dryer for now. This is one of those situations where you can either buy it once or buy it three times over. The Speed Queen is designed to last 25 years and comes with a five-year warranty, if I recall correctly. Not only that, but parts are readily available, and repairs are incredibly easy. If my budget didn’t allow for that, I would look for a used Whirlpool top-loader from an appliance reseller on Facebook Marketplace—something in great condition, without a lid lock, and made in the early 2000s. Once again, these machines have readily available parts and are incredibly easy to repair. I wouldn’t even remotely consider anything from LG or Samsung, nor would I buy a machine with an agitator plate. If I had to consider something else new, I’d probably look at the GE or Hotpoint top-loaders with Deep Fill. They won’t last more than four or five years at best, but at least they clean and rinse well—something that can’t be said for much else on the market. More on reddit.com

I do a lot of laundry covered in dog crud for work and I can't say enough good things about our Speedqueen washing machine (I don't have the dryer). It's expensive but it has a good warranty and I don't think/hope I'll have to buy another washer for ages. I went through a GE and a Samsung within 5 years before this. It's basic and looks like it's from the 80s, but it washes like a champ. 6 out of 5 stars. More on reddit.com