Warning to you all. I repair appliances for a living. Have over a decade of experience. If you are buying a new appliance, washer, dryer, microwave, whatever. Do not. I repeat DO NOT BUY ANYTHING BY SAMSUNG OR LG, OR WITH A CONTROL PANEL IF POSSIBLE. 

They will look pretty. They will always be on sale. They will have more functions than your cell phone. And they will break down in 2-5 years. Bar none. The parts will be three times the cost of normal, and if you can even get someone to come repair it (I personally don’t fix Samsung. I will pass on every one, and I’m not alone), the labor will cost hundreds of dollars. They take forever to take apart, sometimes require special tools, and the factory parts are so cheap and flimsy they are designed to fail.  If you have a Samsung microwave that dies, don’t even call. Throw it out. 

If you’re looking for a good brand, look for whirlpool, Maytag, or Frigidaire and their offshoots. Try to find one with a crank timer instead of a light up board. They’re built stronger, and if they break they can be fixed cheaply and kept for years. 

Replacing a bad control on a Samsung washer 300 for part, 200 for labor, 80 for initial cost =580 bucks

Replacing a bad control on a whirlpool. 40-70 for the part, 80-100 for the labor. 80 for initial cost = 250 AT WORST. 

Please stop supporting companies that hold you hostage after selling you a product