Abstract: The invention relates to a washing machine or a washer-dryer with a drum (3) mounted in a suds basin (2) for horizontal or inclined rotation and having a cylindrical wall (3.1) and to cover plates (3.2; 3.3), the cylindrical wall (3.1) or one of the cover plates (3.2; 3.3) being provided with a removal opening and the cylindrical wall (3.1) being made in part or completely from sheet metal provided with a texturized bulges facing the interior of the drum. In order to provide for an optimally gentle laundry treatment at the same time as good visual appearance and complete exhaustion of residual water the holes (16) in the cylindrical wall (3.1) are disposed on the outwardly facing marginal contours (17.1) of the bulges>alternatively, the holes (16) may be disposed in sections (3.5, 3.6) of the cylindrical wall (3.1) formed without bulge texturization.