Advantages: Very Fast, reliable easy to use keep clean Disadvantages: do not know yet Now after three years of use my extended waranty is about to run out but it seems like my washing machine is still going strong. Bought to replace an Indesit machine which would not stop spinning just after the guarantee ran out this is as I replace my white goods when they go wrong out of guarantee and do not bother with repairs as at £50 an hour labour it does not take long for the £200 a washing machine costs to be spent. I bought my Beko WM5100 from the littlewoods catalogue as it was the cheapest machine in silver that they had. I wanted a silver machine to match my cooker and fridge freezer. I bought it with a three year extended waranty as I could not be bothered to argue with the personal at the other end of the phone. It was proved to be a waste of money as the Beko has worked faultlessly. I do one or two washes a week and use the Mini wash 30 degree programme all the time as this really washes my clothes fast and gets them very clean. The other programme I have used is the cottons 40 degree but it takes four times longer at two hours to do the wash and I can not tell the difference afterwards. I put one and a half capfulls of detergent in the detergent drawer and load my clothes in the front it is that easy to use this machine. I installed it myself as well there was a bit of polystrene to remove and the transit bolts have to be taken off as well. Overall I would recommend this machine to any one who is not fussy as they just want clean clothes