Midea WHS-65LB1 Mini Fridge, 1.6 Cu.ft Energy Star Certified Mini Refrigerator, Adjustable Thermostat, Reversible Door, Low Noise for Dorm, Office, Bedroom, Black

BexxyraeUnited States

Read this before you buy. Important info.

YES THE BACK PANEL IS OPEN. It is open to some scary looking wires and coils and machinery, but when you read the information it is supposed to be that way so it can release heat efficiently. Do not push this up totally against a wall. It needs to vent back there. Keep it away from the wall a few inches at least. I keep mine 6 inches. Also I read a review where they said the power cord was missing from their fridge. And when mine arrived I was horrified because I thought the same happened to mine. I could not find the power cord. Until I was able to find it in the back opening wedged tightly inside all of the scary looking wires, machinery and coils. It was difficult to get it out because it was wedged so tightly in. I kept wondering if I was pulling on something I shouldn't have because of how hard it was to free. So if yours arrives and you cant find the cord look for a big round black cord if you cant find the plug in. Slowly inch it out of there trying to avoid pulling anything you shouldn't. It feels like a sketchy fridge when it arrives. And it might actually be sketchy, it IS pretty cheap. But all in all I am happy with mine! I will just say you should ABSOLUTELY READ THE THICK INSTRUCTION BOOKLET THAT COMES WITH IT. Yes, it is a bore to read and a lot of it feels like common sense, but it is worth reading so you know how to properly set it up and use it. I think I have common sense and if I had not read the instructions I would have set it up in a risky way. Ever since its been set up I am loving it. I have had it for 6 months now. The temp control is not the best. Half the time I change it it feels like it got colder when I set it to warmer. It gets very very cold. Too cold for my soda on the last 3 dials. Frost WILL BUILD UP in the ice compartment and if you have anything under the ice compartment in the tray/drawer it will become frozen. Anything you just want cold keep it to the left side. In the door, the top shelf with the plastic bar will not fit a regular sized soda can vertically without breaking the plastic bar. It will only fit if you put one on its side. However it can fit 3 mini sized soda cans sitting vertically. The bottom door shelf will not fit a 2 liter but it can fit a 1 liter. Every once in a while it will make a louder than normal buzzing sound that concerns me from time to time. But its only happened like 3 times, it gradually and gradually got louder. I couldn't figure out why it was making more noise and by the time I could investigate it would stop and go back to normal. Its not loud when its at its normal volume level. You can hear there's a fridge in your room but its not gonna disturb you from reading or sleeping. Sometimes it makes this wooshing noise that I actually like. It sounds like a fish tank. In any case, is it perfect? No way. But is it doing what I expected for what I paid? Absolutely. I am just happy that my roommates can't steal my soda without seriously violating boundaries. They wouldn't dare enter my room to take a soda. I used to just drink warm soda to keep it from being stolen but now its a win win.

Thomas TorngUnited States

Large and cold, but not deep.

My model is the 1.6 cubic feet fridge. The refrigerator can cram a surprising number of things inside, but there are some substantial caveats to that. As is easily seen from the pictures, the fridge has an upside-down L shape volume, i.e. the back side is a raised shelf. This is unfortunate in many ways, because * You cannot fit a full gallon of milk anywhere (as far as I can tell at least) * Anything plate-sized is a challenge to fit in the fridge. Obviously it must go on the back shelf, but by itself there is a chance it'll topple off balance because the shelf is barely deep enough to hold the plate. The included rack or a short object in front would of course solve this issue, but then there's no room for tall objects like half gallon milk jugs. * Certain fatter objects (but not as fat as a gallon of milk) will prevent the door from closing if there is also a large-ish object in the door shelf (the rod that you can see holding the 2 L soda in the Amazon image rotates to accomodate space). There is a reason why all of the Amazon images are shot at a low angle, so it's hard to see how deep the front space isn't. Other customer images demonstrate that the bottom shelf is like 2.5 cans of soda deep when the door rod is swung out (interesting unit to measure things...). Thus, don't expect to fit a pizza in here. Most takeout containers are small enough to cram into various spots in the fridge, but it's not guaranteed (especially pasta containers). I considered doing a systematic study of the temperature gradient in the fridge at different settings, but I found that the temperature didn't change much between the pseudo-freezer compartment in the top right and the opposite corner in the door (that is, the entire fridge is fairly even in temperature). Thus, I leave my fridge in the middle cold setting. At this setting, milk sitting in the door will not spoil faster than expected, and things directly under the pseudo-freezer will experience some light freezing sometimes. The pseudo-freezer itself is not much colder - you can freeze water in here, but I would not recommend storing ice cream. As for other aspects of the fridge - it's compact, quiet, and easy to clean. In the beginning it might seem loud, but that's because it's starting up for the first time at room temperature. Note that you should leave the fridge open for an hour before plugging it in to get rid of the smell - after that it's odorless.

mikeyrUnited States

Keeps beverages very cold

I bought this mini fridge to replace one that I already had and that was functional. Only problem with the one I had was that it only cooled down to 40 deg F. But this one has a compressor as it uses R600a refrigerant. My old one did not and is probably the reason why it only cooled down to 40 deg F. And as a result of it having a compressor it will sound louder when the compressor kicks in, just like a normal refrigerator. I would not recommend keeping this fridge in a bedroom as the compressor can make a slightly startling sound as it kicks in, but great if outside of the bedroom. I set my temp control to 2 which is cold enough for me. I've been using this fridge for about a week and so far I am very pleased with it. Packaging of the fridge could be better as the box consists of two parts: the top and bottom halves. The bottom half is more like a tray and the top half like a cover for the whole thing. The problem is if the taping together of the two halves has been damaged during shipping or delivery, the fridge will fall out when you pick it up if you're not careful. Luckily, my fridge arrived with no damage, but the tape job almost caused the fridge to fall out when I picked it up.

Kindle CustomerUnited States

Great price & works great!

This fridge is perfect! The packaging was exceptional. No damage & everything was packed neatly & completely secure. The instructions were clear & the setup was so easy. I carried the fridge upstairs myself, so it was light enough for a woman to carry up two flights of stairs by myself. The fridge was cold within hours. We are using it in the upstairs master bedroom & it has been a blessing for the late night water bottles or Gatorade. My husband has knee problems & has a hard time walking up & down the stairs, so not only did we buy the fridge for convenience, but for his safety as well. I highly recommend this purchase for drinks & small food items. It was priced perfectly. It is very quiet as well. No disturbance while sleeping.