Ok, I have the good & the bad

LG 7kg front loader. Did well for the first 4 years but now dances around the room violently. I had it repaired and they advised me that LG front loaders are notorious for dancing around the room. However, they may have improved on this since so I guess just keep that in mind. I personally would not buy another LG again but I would buy another front loader for sure. I've never used a top loader so I can't really answer that question, sorry.
I second the above, we had an LG front loader, never again.