Samsung 301L 3 Star Convertible 5In1 Digital Inverter with Display Frost-Free Double Door Refrigerator (RT34C4523B1/HL, Black Matt, 2023)

Very happy with the fridge great cooling performance

Research is a most important aspect while investing a big amount. I researched well, compared it with other models, both online and in stores, and finally came upon conclusion to buy it. You get nice set of features, including large space, removable ice tray, control panel on the outside, convertible modes, power freeze, power cool etc. Review is after approx 1.5 years of usage.

🎁 INSIDE BOX
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1x refrigerator
1x ice tray
4x glass shelves
1x vegetable box
1x User manual

➕ PROS
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1. Works silently and is a 3 star device. So expect power consumption as per 3 star BEE rating. It hasn’t impacted my electricity bills much.
2. You get plenty of storage, with 3 glass shelves, one glass shelf/lid for vegetable container, some pockets for bottles and other items along with 2 dedicated egg baskets on door, etc.
3. It has a door alarm which is a wonderful feature in my opinion. It reminds us if door is left open for more than 2 minutes. Especially when we miss to close it completely or left open accidentally (happens quite a lot).
4. Movable ice maker to adjust space as per desire, or to remove it completely if not needed
5. Convertible mode may prove helpful to many, for energy saving or customizing compartments on need basis. Like when on vacation, you could switch off refrigerator if nothings left, and keep only freezer on, or when only a single member at home, use freezer as mini refrigerator and switch off bigger refrigerator if you have nothing to freeze.

➖ CONS
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1. I personally feel that LED position is a bit off and should have been on the back, or both top and lower back. If fridge is full then with the current arrangement, light won’t reach the bottom zones. Those zones are dark and make it difficult to find items there.
2. I would prefer light in the freezer as well (not we have cool LED lights available, as opposed to previous gen warm bulbs), but then its something which every manufacturer avoids, considering minimal utility (#of opening refrigerator door vs freezer).

Here the cons are personal preferences/observations and not something which are product issues per se.

☑ FEATURES & OPERATION
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1. Convertible mode include 5 combos (upper compartment + lower compartment):
Freezer + Refrigerator
Refrigerator + Refrigerator
Freezer off + Refrigerator
Freezer + Refrigerator off
Freezer acting as refrigerator + refrigerator off

2. Left button is used to set freezer temperature (-23°C to -19°C)
3. Right button is used to set refrigerator temperature (1°C to 7°C) and to set it to vacation mode (off)
4. Middle button is used to toggle freezer (on/refrigerator mode/off)
5. Power freeze (press left button for 3 sec)
6. Power cool (press right button for 3 sec)

❔ WHY DOUBLE DOOR
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Double door works good, but comes with a cost. With single door & same capacity you get more space & generally in normal household we dont have many items to be kept in upper ice zone. So that space is kind of wasted.

But still its better to settle for double door if cost is not a constraint, as it better organizes content & is efficient. For e.g. if you want ice, you dont need to expose everything to outer environment, which increases temperature & thereby increases load on compressor. Just open upper freezer door and have your ice.

Other reason to get double door is it works on forced convection with fans installed for cold air circulation, instead of natural forced convection in single door. In my view its far more efficient for uniform cooling inside. Also, it eliminates need for defrosting freezer chamber (frosting still happens in single door models).

✍ FINAL VERDICT
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It is a recommended product for the capacity and useful features (not the gimmicks).

Samsung fridge has new quality and AI technique improved the life style and it is a very good product.

Everything is good like the frost-free freezer. Quick freezing option and celsius based temperature control from the display unit placed outside.
Only one issue is that it has only One Shef for Liquid bottles. So if you want to keep Ketchup, Water, Jam, Cold drinks, Soda, Drinks inside fridge, you can’t store more than 5 bottles at a time.