Just a few comments about this thread...

1. The latest Maytag front loader is a rebadged Whirlpool Duet/Kenmore
HE machine. There is virtually no difference between these machines,
and you should get the cheapest one. All Maytag brands are now owned
by Whirlpool, which has shut down many of their former assembly lines
and put the Maytag name on their own products.

2. While electronic problems were fixed over the years by Maytag on
their Neptune, the mildew issue never really was permanently fixed,
despite all the mechnanical improvements they made over the years,
which included the components in the upgrade kit. All front loaders
have a propensity toward mildew and mold, some more than others.
Neptune, being the oldest and most popular design after the resurgence
in front loader popularity in the 90s, seems to have had the biggest
problem.with mold/mildew.

3. The old Maytag Neptune front load washer lives on, reskinned in
another cabinet, under the the Amana brand. It is now the Amana
Enlighten front load washer, with a model number similar to
NAH6800AWW.

4. All front load washers can have bearing problems, some more than
others, and you always have to replace part of the outer tub to
replace the bearings; the bearings are not a replacable part alone.
The old Neptune machines almost never had bearing problems. Front
loaders made by Frigidaire (and their rebadged counterparts) seem to
have the most.

5. Main seal leaks seem to be most popular with Frigidaire front
loaders (and their rebadged counterparts), probably because the o-ring
that keeps water in is so tiny, and the system that connects the front
and rear half of the outer tub utilizes a series of screws, instead of
the clamps that Whirlpool uses, and Maytag used in the past.

6. Because of main seal leaks, and bearing problems, Frigidaire
machines should be be viewed as 5-year units, unless you choose to
purchase some sort of maintenance agreement to deal with these
problems later on.