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LG WM4200HWA front-loader

By LG.

Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

A large, capable washer with Wi-Fi and the ThinQ app, which will tell you on the bus that your laundry is done. The laundry will wait for you either way.

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Wi-Fi, Ethernet or cellular. An attacker can be anywhere, and it can collect data.

Buy the dumb one instead

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We do not link to the smart one. You can find it.