We ordered the Frigidaire machines today. For us, the selling points were the lower price for similar features and the smaller size (although only a small amount, but every inch will count in our new laundry room) of Frigidaire vs. all the other brands we saw. On the down side, we learned that the Affinity 7000 (the one we ordered) has an internal heater (good) that only heats in the sanitize mode (bad) rather than constantly controlling the water temp. Our other needs outweighed the down side. I also have learned that LG was formerly known by the company name "Gold Star" and I never liked that brand, so that steered us away from LG. Some people on this site really seem to love the LG, though. Perhaps those people will pipe in to help you.

we went with the affinity 7000. haven't used them yet, but concerns over repair of the lg's steered us away from them. i was told that sometimes it took as long as 4 months to get spare parts for the lg. i really loved the red lg, though!

Oh stay away from LG beleive me it's a service nightmare. I learned the hard way.
Peter

I have a frigdaire FL washer. mine is over 2 years old now. I bought it in april 2005 before The Affinity line came out. mine has no heater at all but I'm still happy with how it cleans. so far I have had no mechanical problems with it. my door doesn't look like its aligned quite right, it doesn't shut as flush to the frame at the bottom as it does the top. I had service look at it when it was less than a month old, they said they couldn't fix it with out ordering a new door and couldn't garantee that would make it look better. it has never leaked so we decied to leave it alone since it was sealing as it should. I like the machine and its been good I olny wish frigidaire's had a better fit & finish look, but then they sell at a lower price than the fancier brands.