Thanks for the advice!

This is a freestanding fridge, so it does not affect the value of your house (or can be swapped out for the pictures if you have to sell). That care taken care of, measure carefully. Remember that many full depth fridges still need air circulation in the back, so make sure you're looking at the full footprint numbers, rather than the box depth. Draw it out on the floor with masking tape. If you're not in the space yet, do it where you are, and make tape versions of the nearby cabinets and island too. Fill with boxes. See if walking around the stick-outy fridge bugs you. See if you bump into it a lot.

Because that wall is there, no matter what depth fridge you have, it's going to have to stick out so a left-of-picture hinged door can open completely or have a single door opening between you and the working part of the kitchen. This can actually be useful, because you can dump things on the island, but snack raiders and condiment snarfers can be more or less outside of the kitchen while they root around in the fridge.

Play around with the possibilities and the tape and boxes, and you'll soon figure out which you want. There are pluses and minuses of each, but it's how you and your family with use it and what will please or annoy you that matters. That's different for everybody.

"we do not like that they are smaller and actually more expensive". It sounds like you have your decision. There is no way around the SMALLER, or the more expensive. For any 'open box' discount you can find on a CD, you can find a better discount on on a regular depth so that's a wash. And there's no adding space after the fact unless you are willing to drop a second fridge or freezer in the basement. For me, we valued the extra 3" of walking space the CD gave us between the island, and the aesthetics over the lost interior capacity. But many kitchen purchase decisions are about tradeoffs, and you may have already decided a CD is not worth it.

It doesn't look like the one in the model house is counter depth either...so it'll look like that. Make sure you like the look of the sides because they will show. (Some fridges don't have matching sides.)

Fori, I'm not sure that it's a full depth, rather than a CD pulled forward so the door next to the wall will open. Which sounds like they didn't take it into consideration when they designed the kitchens.

Could be. I'm not sure that's better. :P

Good call. I brightened my screen and it looks pulled forward. With all the internals for the ice/water in door, i bet pushed back you can't access the shelves inside in that area. (don't care for side-by-side anyway)

Yes, as Pllog pointed out, measure and measure again. Even the door swing as the space needed once open could potentially hit the counter...so i would look at a french door, bottom freezer.

With that kitchen configuration i prefer single door left hinge, bottom freezer as door opens for access straight to the counter. BUT, that could be trouble if too wide.

Do look in person and see what you like and note if the doors need to open wide to access drawers.

My CDepth opens on a wall but does not need the clearance of a regular depth.

If your cabinets are not set in stone - I opted to go 30" deep cabinets on either side of my fridge and I pulled the cabinet above the fridge out to sit even, so it's very accessible. We ordered Conestoga cabinets and they have certain cabinets available 30" deep. I love the look, my fridge sticks out just enough for the doors to open and I have an extra microwave tucked away above the fridge with a lift up door and it works perfect!