The BLACK+DECKER BPWM09W Portable Washer meets
the SUPER DEAL Twin Tub Washing Machine
The compact full-automatic that reviewers keep ranking first. We tested it head-to-head against the SUPER DEAL Twin Tub Washing Machine across 6 key dimensions.
BLACK+DECKER BPWM09W Portable Washer
“The compact full-automatic that reviewers keep ranking first”
SUPER DEAL Twin Tub Washing Machine
“Two-thirds less money, and it still gets clothes clean”
Head-to-Head Breakdown
Strengths & Weaknesses
BLACK+DECKER BPWM09W Portable Washer
- Ranked best overall by HGTV, This Old House, and Luxury Family Reviews for consistent cleaning in a small footprint
- Fully automatic with a quick-connect sink adapter, so you load it, press start, and walk away
- Five wash cycles and an LED display give it more control than most compact washers in its price range
- At 0.9 cu ft it handles small loads only, so a family will run it more often
- Needs a nearby faucet for the fill adapter, which limits where you can set it up
- BLACK+DECKER has moved on to newer models, so stock can come and go
SUPER DEAL Twin Tub Washing Machine
- Named Best Budget by HGTV and Best Value by GuideSpot, which logged strong stain removal in hands-on testing
- A fast 1,300 RPM spin tub wrings clothes noticeably drier than most compact full-autos, so they line-dry quicker
- Light and simple, with a wash tub and spin tub you can run back to back
- Semi-automatic design means you fill it by hose and move laundry from wash tub to spin tub by hand
- 13 lb total capacity splits into smaller wash and spin loads, so big items are a squeeze
- SUPER DEAL is an Amazon marketplace brand with thin warranty coverage and uneven quality control
The Verdict
Our Bottom Line
The BLACK+DECKER BPWM09W is the rare compact washer that nearly every expert we synthesized put at or near the top. HGTV, This Old House, and Luxury Family Reviews all named it their best overall, and NBC Select placed it second. The agreement across that many independent panels is what moved it to our top spot.
BLACK+DECKER BPWM09W Portable Washer
The BLACK+DECKER BPWM09W is the rare compact washer that nearly every expert we synthesized put at or near the top. HGTV, This Old House, and Luxury Family Reviews all named it their best overall, and NBC Select placed it second. The agreement across that many independent panels is what moved it to our top spot.
- Apartment or dorm residents
- Single-person or couple households
- Anyone who wants set-and-forget automatic washing
- Renters who cannot install a full machine
- Buyers who value a real brand warranty
SUPER DEAL Twin Tub Washing Machine
The SUPER DEAL twin tub does the two things a budget portable washer has to do: it gets clothes clean and it costs a fraction of the automatics. HGTV named it Best Budget and GuideSpot named it Best Value after hands-on testing that logged strong stain removal, and it sells for roughly a third of the BLACK+DECKER's price.
- Budget-focused shoppers
- RV and van owners
- People who want the fastest spin-dry
- Anyone comfortable with a few manual steps
- Households washing small, frequent loads