Miele W 1714 Softtronic

Brand reputation, capacity, features, reasonable noise

Price for brand, no delayed start function

the w1714 has a nice big drum, is very simple to use and with miele you know the energy efficiency is going to be very good too. it has a porthole type door, looks very elegant and the noise is only audible if youre in the same room and its on its...

the only negative for us was that the cold water hose (it only has a cold water supply hose), which comes attached to the machine was not quite long enough for our position and is not allowed to be removed, so we had to replumb. you can buy longer hose...

easy to use good selection of programmes quiet great spin

none yet - only had it a week

It is simple to operate, it is very effcent during the spin cylcle to reduce drying time, also has some nice gentle programs for more delicate items which is useful

Effiecent, good value for money. excellent machine

Intial outlay is expensive - but you get what you pay for!

The machine is great, the clothes come out almost dry! Its easy to use even my 12 year old can put a load on.

It's a little noisy at times

Build quality

None really. One thing I would like though - we had a dyson machine prior to this. This had a pull-out (and down) castor at the front, and was mounted on castors at the rear. This was great for ease of pulling it out to clean behind the machine. As the...

Quality