I don't have one yet, but I think I will soon. Lowes has them 20 percent off this weekend. Just what I was waiting for.

Thanks for the heads up. I'm going to buy one this weekend.

Yes, I bought the new 29.5 cu ft Samsung French door in June and it has worked flawlessly. I am very happy with it. We love the dual icemakers. Bought it at the local Lowes.

I really like the design of the 29 cubic foot French Door Samsung but I do have some concerns about reliabilty and service issues.

We purchased our 29.5 CF Samsung fridge in April. Love it. Exceedingly happy, so far.

i'm having MILD buyers remorse. After many months of research, we bought a Samsung refrigerator/bottom freezer/french doors at Lowe's last night (to beat the labor day weekend crowd.) I also found a last minute GE Profile-same design basically- which came in at $300 more with the rebate. THe ONLY thing i am giving up is that the Samsung refrig shelves don't slide out and the GE's do. Was i foolish not to get that feature. I must say i have a great Kenmore with slide-out shelves, but i don't seem to consistently use them over the last 10 years. Not sure why.

We were initially going to buy the GE profile as well, but decided on the Samsung. Samsung drawers just sound a lot more solid, and slide a lot more smoothly. So we hope we can avoid the drawer cracks that many of the GE floor models had.

Also, I *really* like the easy-open freezer pull, where I only apply a very small force; when testing any others in stores, I usually wound up aggravating my sciatic nerve, but not with the Samsung. So that sealed it for me.

(Am going to go to Lowes this weekend to buy the RFG298; have been waiting for their 20% sale, so I don't have it in my home yet)

Thanks, Infohound (love your "handle"). That's EXACTLY what i needed to hear.

I've had a Samsung French Door fridge for about two months and absolutely love it. It's very quiet and I love the space and layout of the fridge. Love the handle and easy opening on the freezer. It's my first bottom freezer I've owned and I can't believe how much I like it. So far the fridge gets an A+. Love it.

We also really like our recently bought Samsung CD French door refrigerator. Looks great and I would have never thought that a btto freezer would work this well for us. Love the pleasant LED lighting.

I've had my Samsung FD 26 cf for three months. Love it! I use a lot of veggies and if the veggie drawers are full, I just put the extras in the wide deli drawer. I use those first. Really like the freezer handle too! That's what decided it. The larger freezer is a treat for people who don't have room for a separate freezer. Very pleased with this Samsung!

I forgot to mention two very important things about the Samsung refrig. #1-Temperature control and consistency is excellent. There has been a noticable difference in how long my milk lasts in the door. #2-I didn't believe that there could be much difference in the veg. crisper drawer, but my lettuce, celery, and opened bagged salad actually LASTS now.

Glad to hear all the positive comments about the Samsung! We have gotten the fridge installed, but not yet in use.

(We were going to be moving in next week, but the plumber who was putting in a kitchen faucet flooded the kitchen (water went out through the open drain that wasn't yet connected to the prep sink), covered the unfinished floor and soaked in to the subfloor, so we have had to postpone by 3 weeks, while waiting for the subfloor to dry out enough to meet the warranty specs for sealing the floor (arghh!). This is one time i am glad we're paying for a GC ... though since we don't have a delay clause in the remodel contract, we are still out the three weeks extra rent and extra hassle!

PS. Rebaw, thanks for the compliment on my handle :-).
My research tendencies can irritate my DH (and kids), but often the results are very valuable. (and I love being able to do personalized Pubmed searches, and coaching the women in the breast cancer support group I lead. ) So, since I like to share what I learn, I'll be glad to report once I finally am able to use our Samsung fridge!

Bought at Lowes the FD counter depth with 2 ice makers and the ice/water dispenser in the door. This is ONLY sold at Lowes. Similar models are old elsewhere, but without the 2 icemakers. I got on sale for $2,200. Awesome fridge. After seeing how this thing works, look for a model with the lower ice maker also. The in-door is a pain in the butt if you need bulk ice...it is only good for cup service. The fridge is SO solid and well made. Agreed, the freezer door is the best of its kind...very ergonomic. LED lighting rocks. Shelves are great and slide out...however, not sure I would ever use this. What I do like is the one shelf that has a fold up panel and the other with a half panel that folds under for tall items...this is great and I use this feature often.

Go for it !!

we have our samsung fd since may and it works great. i like the slide out draw in the fridge, she puts cold cuts & cheeses on one side and there's a seperator then i can fill the other side with beer! she likes the fact that it has an easy open freezer draw that allows the unit to stay in place and not slide out from the wall when you open it. we have a tile floor. it can also hold some pretty big platters and it's great that you can throw the whole pizza box in if you don't feel like putting them away until she's almost home :). it also goes nice with my 48" American Range.

Here is a link that might be useful: my kitchen almost done

I've had the FD CD Samsung since October - really like it. It seems to resist fingerprints too, bonus! Can't really swear that it makes veggies last longer, but food seems to stay fresh overall.

Freezer is great, holds a bunch; slightly larger than the freezer in the side-by-side KA we had previously.

When the ice maker drops ice at night, BANG it is loud and makes me jump, but that's a small complaint. I shouldn't be up anyway! :) Otherwise it runs quietly.

Go for it!

Any new owners?

I've had our CD FD only around a week - maybe a bit longer. Haven't hooked up the water/ice yet but will in next few days. Also got it at Lowe's on sale (ended up being 20% off) w/ dual ice as well.

So far we're blown away by every feature. Love: how huge it is for being a CD; the amazingly efficient layout; the fold up shelf for when we have too many tall drink pitchers; the slide-out shelves; the handy deli drawer and its various settings as well as its divider; cool crispiness of everything (usually our spinach by now starts wilting just a tad); the dual ice areas; the LED light; the chiming for door being left open; the digital display and all the handy features there; the yes very awesome freezer handle; the freezer itself and the slide out upper tray and the small skinny tray thingie near the opening that holds smaller things like frozen meals, ice packs and frozen juice containers; the wine holder and pop cans holder (I actually don't use it for pop but instead keep big ziplocks filled w/ rainsins and nuts shoved in there - it holds those types of things well!); the fact that the milk stays cold in the door and that the door *could* technically hold up to 4 gallons of milk in the doors if you wanted it to; the fact that the doors hold all our condiments when I was so sure they wouldn't - and that's w/ the ice/water in door, too); the child lock (in in our case, also adult lock for a couple of wily friends); the way you can open one veggie drawer from opening only one door - on either side. Cant' do this w/ the deli drawer though but that's pretty quick/easy so it doesn't matter; the fact that the deli drawer gives SO much more space for extra veggies/fruit and because it's long and flat you can see it all easier - so it's a lot more handy than the traditional cheese/meat drawer that's too deep and not as access-friendly; the fact that the dairy tray is tall enough to take a couple layers of butter; and lastly...the fact that it's a gorgeous fridge.

I shouldn't have shared any of this till I've had it longer and given it more time, so please take this into consideration. Also remember - I have to let you know how how well the ice/water in door (and in freezer) works after that's hooked up.

One not of concern, though I'm not too worried yet: there's some frost in the freezer which I didn't expect. I haven't gone through the list of possibilities/possible causes yet (e.g. are air vents blocked or is temp at wrong setting or should I turn off energy-saver option which I HOPE is not the only solution) or is door not sealing properly due to tape I haven't removed yet or what have you...or did I leave door open too long when first turned on and loading already-melting frozen food, etc. Hopefully that will work itself out over the next few weeks. I'll let you know about that too. It's not a huge inconvenience but had better not stay this way.

It's so funny how one person thinks an appliance is awesome and someone else doesn't. Well here goes...I just bought the Samsung from Lowes w/the duel ice maker and they are coming to pick it up on Monday. The leds are cool until you have food on the shelves. The fridge is very dark and I can already see food spoiling in the back from lack of light.The water/ice dispenser is a must for us and we thought we loved that this one matched the ss and was not plastic. Every single time it's used there are water marks on it because it's slanted for large cups and you have to clean it or it looks like crap.This slant also adds to splashing onto floor as opposed to staying in the dish under the dispenser.The ice/water option panel is located higher up and kids can't see it which is a cause for overflows too.We are switching it for a non slanted unit with a plastic area=no water marks(it still blends nicely w/the ss)I may be picky but I like my appliances to look clean.Ice maker is loud to me.It does keep the food cold. I do think it's a great choice if you don't have small kids.Make sure you and try it before you buy it(lowes gives you 1 wk)

"I can already see food spoiling in the back from lack of light"

Huh?

On the #238 model, Samsung's primary lighting uses 21 LED lights on the fridge ceiling (centered), with 4 additional LEDs on the back wall behind the two clear fruit/vegetable drawers. Lighting seems fine to me.

You can block out some light depending on where you place opaque containers -- but that would be true for any brand.

Just bought the CD #237 model Saturday at a local appliance store along with all the other appliances for a kitchen redo. I considered the #238 at Lowe's but we only need large amounts of ice maybe 2 or 3 times a year and can get that at the local grocery in about 5 minutes. Also didn't want to lose any freezer space as we are moving from a 27Cuft side by side. We need a counter depth model. As to the person complaining about items blocking the light and getting lost. I can't see that happening with a French door model. Even without the lights inside you can see things pretty good just because the doors open up so wide. You want to lose things, get a side by side. I am so glad we are almost done with those narrow deep shelves.

chill out every one...no pun intended. It's just my opinion. I was referring to the lack of light compared to the old school non LED models. It's not very bright and w/the model being so deep I was worried that food would be spoiling w/out seeing it in the back because it is dark. Of course certain containers block light more so than others but who has the time to stage their fridge for maximum viewing capabilities? I just want to put food in where there is room.