I don't know about the other brands, but Whirlpool front loading washing machines suck.
@RoosGirl Their top loaders ain't what they once were, either. (We had one when I was growing up.)
I've had an LG washing machine and matching dryer for eight years now. Front loading.
And the best front-loaders I've known since these ancient lovelies, one of which was in
the laundry room of my childhood apartment building . . .
. . . before we moved to Long Island and bought that '64 Whirlpool . . .