Editor's note: This article was originally published on February 1, 2008, and has been updated. It was excerpted from our Coin-Operated Laundry start-up guide, available from Entrepreneur Bookstore.

Front-load washers are some of the best washing machines you can buy. These are the best front-load washers from Consumer Reports' tests.

While top-load washing machines were once the norm, more people have switched over to front-load washers in recent years as they offer several notable benefits—they’re easier to load and empty, saving ...

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