Will I regret spending £800 on a tumble dryer?

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This is not a top-end price, I appreciate, but more than I usually pay for similar products and there are loads of others far cheaper. I have come home from a lovely Airbnb with tumble-dryer envy! Mine is Bosch (was a gift from ex-mil when we moved in 13 years ago) and has to be opened with a knife thanks to ds2 years ago. Stuff takes forever to dry and it always says it's done when it's not. The one I used on holiday said something like 2 hours and then it was done! I was shocked.

I have since started researching a new one and found a Samsung heat pump one that is energy efficient and has other features that, to be fair, I would probably never use. But it looks good and could save money on energy bills and be better for the environment? Or am I clutching at straws?

I'm normally a Beko girl and have always had good experiences with their products but not had one of their tumble dryers. I really want something that works and is inexpensive to run.

I can afford it but I never buy the pricey stuff normally. It's in my basket but I just can't do it...

@Allwatchedoverbytrees genuinely curious as to what your £1000 dryer does that my £200 dryer doesn't? Clothes come out in less than 90 minutes, always dry, I genuinely can't think what more I'd want my dryer to do? It's usually pretty crinkle free too.

I have a vented tumble drier which I’ve just realised must be over 14 years old. I’m sure it costs a fortune to run but it dries an entire load in an hour generally.

wtf are these machines that take 2 hours plus? Who the hell has time for that?

I feel the same!
I have a 12 year old that dries a load in about 20 minutes. The door has broken and I have to wedge it shut with the vacuum cleaner!
I'm refusing to buy a new one because I'm not waiting around for over 2 hours ffs.

I have an AEG condenser machine, cost around £340 5 years ago. Most loads done in less than an hour.

Anyone still using vented ... the hot, steamy air goes straight outside. With condenser the warm, dry air goes into the kitchen. And you have distilled water for the iron!

My heat pump one takes about 1 hour 50 mins for a full load and costs about 24p a load. Compared to a condenser that may be quicker but costs about 1.70 a load to dry.

I don't need very quick quick drying or washing. I do about 7 loads a week and what I have works well for us and a lot cheaper to run. So saves us a lot of money.