This drier replaced my old F & K of about 15yrs old which still performed ok but had issues with the paint work which had peeled off due to the heat in one area. This new one looks impressive and operates quieter than my old one. It's still easy to clean the filter & has simple operating dials. I hope the paintwork lasts.

Had a Fisher & Paykel 4.5kg for many years worked till it wore out
This new unit DE4560M1 is useless.
1- The small items like hankies etc get caught in filter due to the very very poor design
2 - If you want to mount off floor the bracket system is such that you can not. The bracket system and hole alignment in rear only allow upside down high wall mount.
3- The old 4.5Kg allowed the user to select amount of drying, this is now found only on larger KG models.
Summary - would never recommend, if I had kept box it would have been sent back.

I previously had a Fisher and Paykel dryer which was great. When it died I was unable to get it repaired because spare parts were no longer available. I got this dryer because I had been so happy with the last one. The new one is a piece of rubbish in comparison. The settings are not very useful because you cant set the dryer for either the time or the dampness level you want. Additionally small items like handkerchiefs get sucked into the filter and block it.

We bought a Fisher & Paykel dryer after having such a good experience with a F&P washing machine, and have not had any issues whatsoever. Hard to say that it's "great" because it's really just a dryer, but as far as dryer's go, I guess it's awesome. Auto sensing is fantastic, just put clothes and push ON and not have to worry about anything until it turns itself off. The only slightly annoying thing is that socks (or other small items) sometimes get caught in the lint filter and then come out full of fluff - would've been an easy fix with an extra plastic arm preventing this from happening. Otherwise, it's great.