My service repairman told me to stay away from anything made by Samsung...he said the parts they use to make them look like they came out of a CrackerJack box...like toys. He said he repairs more Samsung appliances than any other brand.

Wow. Thanks for the helpful input.

It's really a shame if that's the case.

On an unrelated topic, is there any way to edit posts on this forum? I see now that I mangled the thread title but I don't see any editing options.

We has had a 26 cu ft Samsung for a year and so far so good.
When we bought it Samsung was making the comprable model of Ge french door.

I thought the predecessor to the 29 CF was a J.D. Powers award winner. I can't speak to reliability, because I've only had my Samsung 29 CF a week, but boy do I love it so far.

i just posted in another thread about my samsung quatro fridge. I've had it for over a year now, and I still look at sometimes and tell my DH that it is just the most awesome fridge still to this day. there is not another one out there yet that i would choose over it, but there is not another one like it on the market. it is very unique with the two convertible drawers on the bottom that can be a freezer or fridge or even something in between. i have not has any problems with it so far.

Thanks for all the helpful replies! The real world reports from current Samsung owners are especially helpful.

i almost got the 29cf samsung but wifey didn't want to wait so we got the i guess it's 26cf french door and i love it. wifey loves it, the only draw back is the ice holder is kinda small and you can hear the ice drop down kinda loud but it's no biggie. the drawers are super strong. i can fill up the bottom draw with beer and it doesn't jam up at all!! we've had it since may......lovin it!
happy thanksgiving to all!
john

Actually, all those horror stories are probably glorified by haters, which often happens. Samsung actually has great service and repair now and their products, especially home appliances, have one of the lower returns rates in the US. If you purchase any Samsung appliance from Lowe's, and something goes wrong, Lowe's will switch it out for you.

Some repairmen, who are alittle behind the times, would say that Samsung's are "awful", etc. because they didn't want to pay to be trained/educated on higher-end products. Products like Samsung are known to be higher-end but at a cost efficient price. Repairmen typically bad-mouth applainces that they can't repair because if more people purchase them, they can't fix em. And if they aren't aurthorized to fix them, they can't make money! Samsung (one of THE largest technology company in the world) does not put materials that look like they came out of a Kracker Jack box. They have a reputation to uphold.

99.9% of Samsung fridges have this technology called Twin-Cooling or Twin-Cooling Plus. Three huge benefits would be: Energy efficiency, no mixing of orders and most importantly, your foods remains fresher waaaay longer than the conventional fridge. You get similar technology from Sub-Zero and Liebherr. Those two companies produce the highest end refrigeration but their fridges have two compressors and Samsung has one.

Samsung just got another award from JD Powers for the fourth year in a row now. A JD Powers award is like getting an Oscar. It cannot be planned.

Thanks for reading.

I agree. Samsung is big, solid and knows how to build solid product.

--Would like to know if one can stop the fan? Liebherr and a couple other manufacturers have this option.

Moving air causes evaporation at a fast rate, far more than static air causes. All produce (vegetables, fruit, cheeses, meats), all organic matter, gets dehydrated. Dried out. So, stopping the fan, using large Tupperware, keeping the temperature low, one can keep things fresher longer.

David

We bought our Samsung 29 CF French Refrigerator when they first came out. We love it. No complaints whatsoever!
Ours has the icemaker/water on the outside of the door.
We bought ours from Lowe's, but when we talked to the salesman at BestBuy, he said he only buys Samsung appliances now. He advised that they have the lowest amount of returns, service problems, etc. Good luck on your decision.

You can't stop the fan(s) in Samsung fridges. But in Samsung fridges that have a "CoolSelect" pantry or drawer, you can control the temp there. You can thaw and cool foods...anything, at a quicker pace. Plus there are deoterizers and vents in there as well.

Thanks for all the helpful information about Samsung 29 inch refrigerators.
I want one with the ice and water dispenser and an icemaker, but I can't get consistent information on the Samsung website about which models have the icemaker. It looks like the 295AA has the icemaker and the 297AA doesn't. Is that right?
Thanks.

For what it is worth, I believe Consumer reports rated the Samsung and Toshiba refrigerators very highly (1&2, or 2&1) a couple of years back.

For what it is worth, my cousin is literally a Sears repairman. He bought a "scratch and dent" Toshiba for our Grandmother when her fridge died. But, he didn't buy it from Sears....

We were just at Lowe's and touched that refrigerator(297, I don't know if it was AA or not) and it DID have icemaker. Go to Lowe's web site, they have all details listed.