There are many features that I am really happy about with the 8kg Bosch i-Dos washing machine! The length of the washes are really time friendly, the cleanliness of the clothes after the wash has saved me time on not having to soak before I wash, the ability to stop the wash to add last minute finds is awesome and the quietness of the machine itself has been fantastic! I can wash before my kids wake up, without the machine waking them, and I can wash after they go to sleep, again without disturbing them. Ive found the I-DOS a real advantage as well, I fill my detergent and fabric softener up and I have set the i-DOS to a particular amount to be dispensed and I dont have to worry about adding detergent to every load, saving me time. I also think its a huge advantage being able to elect to not use fabric softener on every load if I dont need to.