You could post your question on www.automaticwasher.org. I'm sure someone on that site could assist you.

it's caled Consumer Reports

steph, what are you looking for in a new washing machine. Many of us are willing to give you an opinion on the machines that we own.

I have the Kenmore HE5t - no steam. I couldn't find any reason for the steam feature. I've had my machine since November and really love it. The only downside, is price. There are a couple of features that I haven't used. But, I use most of the wash cycles. I like the fact that I can choose an extra rinse. My machine also has an internal heater for the Sanitary and Whitest Whites cycles.

Happy LG owner here,heater and sanitizing, extra rinses, stainles drums. Very quiet,many functions.No steam, but I don't care for it.

I just bought a Whirlpool Duet 4.0 no steam and I love it, I am not sure if it uses enough water but everyone tells me it does not need as much. The clothes come out clean not tangled at all. It runs @ 1,150 I bought it at best buy for 725.00 because the box it was in was damaged not the washer.
Christina

Regus patoff,

Many of us have issues with consumer reports. My father used to work for Hoover vacuum cleaners, many years ago. Hoover used to make a machine for Kenmore. He knew that the machines were exactly the same inside. The only difference was the aesthetics of the outside. Consumer reports said that the Kenmore one cleaned better than the Hoover vacuum. How can that be? There are many other stories. Don't get us started.

The problem with a chart is that different things are important to different people. IE: If your machine is on the top floor, you don't want it to vibrate so much. If it is exposed, it should look good.

I used to subscribe to consumer reports, but I stopped my subscription. I just went on their site to see what they say about washing machines. Is it true that they only rate 7 companies? Or, is it that they let you see only those companies, until you subscribe? They usually ignore the high end appliances.

I saw the video of the testing that they do. It looks good, but not if they aren't testing the models that are the best.

The problem with trying to put together a chart as you suggest is to do it in an unbiased manner. As you see from reading threads there's some biased views here, just as there is at Consumer Reports. There's a couple of people who push their brand favorite(s) so hard they, like CR misrepresent facts, create false claims both good and bad and that doesn't give a fair impression of the unit.

Next problem is what is a pro and a con? A pro for me is a con for someone else.

In fairness to CR, they can't possibly test EVERY different brand and model in the world. But I'm not sure I agree with the choices they always make. Also in fairness, to say one vacuum cleaned better, it probably did! You can take five different machines off an assembly line and they'll perform differently. That's why some of the often microscopic differences between performance that CR hypes isn't a fair evaluation.

Machines change daily. CR info is old by the time it goes to press. So their credibiltiy is dubious from the start. Couple that with their bias and I can't give them much if any credibility. All washers wash clothes. If you know how to use them right you'll get better performance than the next person who doesn't know how to use it. CR doesn't know how to use most of the machines so there's another flaw in their evaluation.

Given all the changes, if you really want to know what it's all about, you need to do some homework. Find out what you can and make YOUR decision. It's probably not a great idea to let someone else make your decision for you. You have to evaluate your needs, budget, water, clothing, soiling, willingness to learn and many more things to gain optimal results from a washer and dryer. Dryers are far simpler but there's a few differences.