LG direct Drive here, big enough for lots of stuff, quiet enough for a good nights sleep without the house shaking to bits

Slightly OT, but can't you replace the bearings? New ones only cost about a tenner delivered, and it's no more challenging that replacing the cartridge bearings in a hub (once you've got the thing open).

got a ten year old hotpoint which at the time cost £330, still running fine, gets hammered with biking crap, no maintenance, no breakdowns, no ten year warranty

thats 63p a week