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[–] dilligasatall@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The worst part is the silly over priced fridges you buy probably won't even last 10 years anymore. Sure they're more efficient, but if you have to replace it every 10-15 years, is it really worth it? I'd sooner have a slightly less efficient fridge that I know will last than one that can show me ads and look fancy.

[–] s_s@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"More efficient"

  • has french doors,
  • has water dispenser,
  • has two seperate frozen zones (ice and freezer)
  • has main freezer on bottom

No way this thing is anywhere near efficent.

[–] WindInTrees@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those things make it more inefficient?

[–] TurretCorruption@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Having the main freezer on the bottom is insanely inefficient. Hot air rises, and cold air falls. When a freezer is on the top, all of the cold air is generated in that freezer, and then it falls through a channel into the main refrigeration area. It keeps both compartments cold using just one system.

Freezer on the bottom requires either a separate cooling system for the main fridge, or a series of fans that constantly draw cold air upwards, wasting electricity in the process.

[–] c2h6@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah this is the epitome of inefficient lol

[–] 3nt3r@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Appliances these days are absolute junk. Nothing last more then like 7-10 years. My parents have a stainless steel kitchen aid fridge thats 20+ years old and works like a charm and a second shitty white fridge thats at least 15 years old by now. My aunt has gone through 2 samsung fridges in 10 years though

[–] dilligasatall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ya I just went through all that bullshit last year. my old fridge (maybe 15yrs) crapped out and the repair guy told me flat out that they typically don't repair stuff like that anymore. Manufacturers make it intentionally difficult to obtain parts and even if you can get them, chances are they'll crap out before too long. I ended up getting a new Danby. I hope it proves me wrong but...

[–] death_for_muscovites@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

"buy fridge premium to open it without ads"

[–] clonedhuman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Meanwhile, my grandmother had a fridge from the 1960s that still worked fine when she replaced it in 2013.

[–] strayce@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

Because people keep their fridges too long. They need to be able to remote brick them when they want you to buy a new one.

[–] cryptosporidium140@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Protip: Avoid Samsung when buying appliances

[–] JesusTheCarpenter@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why? I am genuinely curious.

They have a reputation for not lasting very long. I've already been avoiding them for that reason, so when I see a $4000 Samsung fridge I'm like lol nope

[–] relevant_user_name@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Granted, this is just an anecdote, but I have several Samsung appliances; oven/stove, dishwasher, microwave, televisions, smart phone(okay, I guess those are technically an electronic), and I haven't had any issues with them. They've served me well, even if I haven't been the kindest to them.

I guess the point I'm trying to make is "your mileage may vary."

[–] petriborg@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got one Samsung TV for free for one reason or another -- it never really worked properly because all its spyware shit kept tripping up on my custom DNS server.

[–] pankkake@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I have a Samsung TV as well, and it's spamming ARP requests to every device in my home.

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Agreed. It should say "costs".

I'll show myself out now.

[–] WingedSeven@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it seems like it happens enough to be an acceptable alternate way of saying the cost of something; I see it a lot, including (in fact mostly) by native speakers

[–] BrewJajaja@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In my experience/opinion, native English speakers have a different set of grammatical errors compared to non-natives. Obviously there is an overlap.

[–] demonen@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Languages evolve, or we'd all still be grunting the first sounds. "No, the other other rock. Damn, we should come up with more names for things!"

[–] WingedSeven@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

judging by the votes, people seem to think we're in disagreement, whereas i think you're spot-on.

[–] demonen@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

This is the internet, people are not supposed to just agree on things. That would automatically be "echo chamber", and bad. Consensus is specifically disallowed.

XD

[–] SpooneyOdin@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Yikes! And $4000 is the sale price. It's $4800 regularly...

[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fk SmartHomes TBH, things shouldn´t be so complex just so you can be a tiny bit more lazy.

[–] petriborg@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

They don't even do anything - simple is better.

[–] Muninn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's a lot of money for a fancy box of cold.

[–] laxe@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you actually want a smart fridge then be aware that when the display breaks, they will charge you the price of a new fridge to replace it.

I would consider the broken display to be a feature tho.

[–] c2h6@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I don't need to watch TV on my fridge, I just need it to cool shit

[–] sorenant@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

But can it run doom?

[–] Galven@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

.....what does the display show even?

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's in your fridge, as well helpful reminders to Shop™ Now™ to keep your Fridge SaaS™ running smoothly

[–] Galven@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sounds like you're paying to have ads in your own home.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Indeed! Just like a Netflix subscription!

[–] Hypersapien@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Certain things don't need a computer screen in them. Refrigerators are one, sewing machines are another.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How efficient is it? For that price I would expect top values. But seeing those 2 doors (for whatever reason someone wants to waste space like that): I doubt it.

[–] kenblu24@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

how does two doors make it less space efficient

if anything, the freezer is more space efficient since there's no drawer to take up space

[–] s_s@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

More doors = more gaskets = more seams = more heat loss

[–] wupasscat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I think they mean power efficient

[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably not cool because they're not plugged in

[–] lachs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah it doesn't seem to be running. It's just standing there.

[–] Eluria@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I could see my daughter doing this

[–] Otakeb@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah this screams GenZ. I respect it.

[–] sina@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I think the idea of a smart fridge is not necessarily a bad one. However charging $3600 extra for a screen and a couple of cameras is ridiculous.

[–] ssjmarx@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

lmao

Smart devices of all types are just the worst. Literally just piling anti-features onto something to justify putting a circuit board in a toaster.