Very true...when a load works at high speed spin, drying time is significantly reduced. When new, that was a great benefit. Now that we have the balance issue on both of them, we've been reducing the spin speed setting on all but the lightest loads.

However, the high spin speed presents another problem for many people - noise. It's insanely loud when going full tilt - sounds like a jet engine.

One of ours is in a single level home, in the garage. Noise isn't a huge issue with that one, as none of the living areas are anywhere near it.

The other one is also in a garage, but the entire living area is above it on the second floor. You can hear the thing throughout the entire house when the spin speed cranks up.

If I had inside laundry, the noise alone would be reason enough for me to avoid it - even if I hadn't had all the mechanical failures.