Are you aware that Lowes has a special model of the Samsung that has two ice makers, one in the bottom drawer?

Any more input on the Northlands? I'm leaning heavily toward the 72SS-WS, a 36" all-freezer and 36" all-refrigerator combo with white aluminum interior from EliteAppliances.com for $8.3K which sounds way more reasonable than any other brand which can cost $5-10K PER piece. I was going to get the Electrolux 32" twins at $1700 each + grill kit for $350, but now they're well over $2K each. Then I was going to get the Frigidaire 32" twins at $1.2K each (literally twins of the Electrolux, as I've been told Frigidaire makes both, but the Frigidaires have better reviews), but my mother-in-law is telling us to get bigger ones (even offered to pay for them). The Northlands are larger capacity than just about anyone else, at 24.1/24.2 cu ft each (vs 18.6 for Electrolux/Frigidaire, 19-22.X for other brands). Plus that 72SS model is sold as a 72" side-by-side but it's actually the 36" twins plus 72" wide trim at LESS than the cost of just two twins (instead of paying for the 72" wide trim kit). As for noise, I'll let you know how it goes, since ours is built-in and we'll try to put weatherstripping or something to seal out the noise. We have upper cabinets over them as well, though we intentionally put 3-4" of space behind the fridges for convection currents to rise above the fridges rather than build up inside the fridge/freezer bay. David

as a service tech, i have had to tear down both of those. i have met customers that were very happy with both models. however, i do have this to add in the kenmore's defense: i believe the design of the machine is simpler and more service friendly, some parts are easily substituted for other km fl's, and more service people are more likely to carry the km parts on their trucks or at their service locations - making repairs quicker and easier for both customer and service tech, this is why i bought an km he fl.

According to CR magazine, the Kenmore HE3T is rated one step about the Whirlpool 9400 washer. Difference is in gentleness, Kenmore is rated good and Whirlpool is rated fair. Also, the Kenmore is rated very good for vibration and the Whirlpool is good. Wash time cycle is Kenmore 95, Whirlpool 105. This is all I kow about them, Good Luck!