GE is still making a compact vented dryer. People who have them seem to be happy. There have been several threads on them here. Have you seen tham yet?

These are nearly all "condensation dryers", which (pro) allows you to install them on a 15A normal outlet so you can put them ANYWHERE, and (possible con) they take longer to dry.

Well, anywhere you have access to water/drain. Some of the smaller ones have condensate collecting trays (which you would then need to empty, sort of like a dehydrator) so you might not even need a drain line.

Actually I am looking at combo washer/dryers so - if you're looking at JUST the dryer - you wouldn't need water lines, just drain or a model with the condensate tray that you could empty elsewhere.

Most of them blow air out the front so I would install them where you would be unlikely to need to stand in front of it to do other work. The ones I am looking at can be installed under a kitchen counter so that would be a concern. Larger ones would of course not fit UNDER a standard counter height so that is less of a concern.

They do not blow HOT air out, just warm. There is no heating element. These work using hot water and physics to draw water out of the clothes. The water is recirculated, so you're not running hot water out and down the drain for the entire time it is running. Like a washer, it "fills" and then recirculates the water, and the condensate goes out the drain line.

No need to install a vent, no need for special wiring.

Frankly I much prefer the ventless rather than a vented dryer. No need to cut a hole in the house, no dryer vent to keep clean. Because we all clean our vents as recommended, up to 3 times a year depending on how heavily we use it, right? Right? Back there crammed behind the dryer, so easy (NOT) to reach?

I thought not. LOL!

Goodpoint zensojourner. I have a one foot long dryer duct so maintenance is easy and things dry quickly. My understanding is that the drying time increases with the length of the duct in addition to the duct itself being more difficult to maintain.

"zensojourner: There is no heating element. These work using hot water and physics to
draw water out of the clothes. The water is recirculated, so you're not
running hot water out and down the drain for the entire time it is
running. Like a washer, it "fills" and then recirculates the water, and
the condensate goes out the drain line."

I believe you have that description reversed. Condensor dryers have an electric heating element (although there are a few heat pump models). They use COLD water (or in some cases cool room air) to condense the collected moisture out of the heated air inside the drum. Colder water (or colder/drier room air) makes the condensation process more efficient, they don't work very well in locations of higher-temp cold tap water or higher ambient/humid air temperatures. Water-cooled units typically pump the water down the drain (both the cooling water and the collected moisture from the clothes). Air cooled units either pump the collected moisture to the drain, or accumulate it in a tray that is manually dumped later.