A mechanical-dial dryer that costs under $650 and delivers exactly that experience: six years of service if you're lucky, a drawer full of replacement thermal fuses if you're typical. The heating element and fuse failures happen often enough that repair techs spot the pattern before you finish describing the symptom, and appliance pros place Amana a tier below old Maytag or Kenmore for a reason. Buy it if you need the cheapest tumbling available and can handle basic repairs yourself. If you want a dryer that doesn't become a hobby, spend the extra $300 on a midrange model with a track record.
This is the dryer you buy when you can't vent, not when you want the best dryer. The heat pump tech saves energy and spares your clothes from high heat, but you'll wait two to three hours per load instead of 45 minutes, and the 4.0 cubic foot drum means doing laundry becomes an all-day affair for a family. The filter and condenser need regular cleaning or performance tanks, and Bosch's thin service network turns a breakdown into a weeks-long ordeal. If venting is genuinely impossible and you live alone or with one other person, the trade makes sense. If you can run a duct, buy a conventional dryer and get your evenings back.