The laundry equipment

By popular demand (one comment counts as "popular" around here), here's what we bought.

The washer is a GE WHRE5260EWW. Energy-Star certified, 3.5 cubic feet, nearly silent.

The dryer is a GE Profile DPGT250GCWW (I think - too lazy to go check). Dries in about half the time the old dryer needed. And again, very quiet.