If you are putting a lot of loads through the machines, Best Buy offers a 5 year warranty that offers free repairs to your machines. We have made use of this service on our current washers/dryers numerous times in those 5 years due to the large number of loads going through the machines. Maytags cost more to buy, cost more to maintain, and are more complicated machines that break down more often.
The GE's are a simple design, simple to repair, lower upfront cost, and are cheaper to run.