Bought this washer last night, picked it up instore from currys. £329.99 well spent in my opinion! My last washer was Indesit, and lasted me 6 years without a hassle, (and I have a family of 5, washer was used around 4 times a day!) So decided to go for Hotpoint since they are the same company, just different names. The washer has so many features, but I especially like the fact that when you pause a wash or a wash finishes, the machine unlocks instantly! (no more waiting around for 5 minutes waiting to put that sock in you've dropped on the way down the stairs lol)
Very quiet, and easy to install yourself, unless you've not bought a washer before, they really should make it more clear to remove transit bolts, ie my partner didn't know this, yet I did, 1-0 to the female!
The eco options are excellent, saves quite a bit of money on the pre-payment electric meters, with maximum results for cleaning.
Only bad thing was, when I viewed it on the internet, it looks ALOT blacker in pictures, as when I went instore, its not so black, more like a sparkly grey on the parts that look black. Still, a brilliant washer and good value for my money.
Got to say though, if you're buying from Currys or Comet, don't let them try to get you to buy extra cover through themselves, they want £6 per month for as long as you want it covered. Yet inside the instructions that come with, you can take out HOTPOINT cover for £6 a month, paid over a year, which covers the machine for 3 years and would be fixed by a genuine hotpoint engineer. I felt like currys were taking the **** out of me!!!