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.Bought it 6 years ago. It was in a mechanic shop for most of its life. Did a great job. It spend a few years in an office and then I went to AA and it took a year off and sat on the shelf unplugged in my garage. It was ran over a few times and it seems like the door got knocked off. I decided to start back drinking again and I put er back on and brought it back to work and this bad boy still keeps my work beer cold.I don’t think this fridge is super loud, but some of the noises it makes can be very scary. It’s loud enough to cause me a bit of annoyance late at night, but throughout the day it doesn’t bother me and it’s in my room with me all day while I do school online. I’ve not had any trouble with temperature and it seriously gets stuff cold. I use the 2 temperature setting because 4 felt too cold and 3 was a tad too cold too. Definitely a good quality product, but it can give a scare sometimes with the noises.A gift for a hard working college student who made The Presidents Honor Roll his first semester. Straight A's. Now he doesn't have to leave the dorm if he gets hungry while studying.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.This fridge completely stopped working 6 months after purchasing! My support window closed in March, and it stopped working just a month or two later. How convenient.Haven’t had it long. But so far I’m very pleased. I wanted it for the bedroom. Water. Meds and such. It’s quieter then my kitchen fridge. I like that. Perfect size. Only one thing I don’t understand. The mini freezer top corner. It has no back. Door in the front. Enclosed all around. Tops bottom and sides. But the back is open to the fridge part??? Is this supposed to have no back?I set it up but it makes a bell ? sound (ding~ding....) every time before it starts cooling( it is quiet when it’s not starting which happens intermittently) this happened numerous times last night and it really disturbed my sleep as I need it in my bedroom.. is there anyway this can be fixed? I don’t want to have to return it... but the loud sound it makes when starting and ending is really annoying...Hello, I purchased this fridge about a week ago. Everything is great so far but I noticed the side of the fridge is extremely hot, almost to the point where it will burn you if you leave your hand on it for a few seconds. Is this normal? I know fridges usually get warm on the sides but this feels a bit too hot. Can someone please confirm what the range is for the heat to be considered normal or too hot? Please advise.Also, everything is as advertised. It's a good fridge and keeps everything quite cool. Only thing I would mention is that it's not that quiet. You can easily hear it turn on and off.Is this copper tube suppose to stick out past the fridge? Makes for a precariously dangerous issue in case it breaks or bends.