Customer Reviews

Avanti Shp1700w Superconductor 1.7 Cf Fridge W

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4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Every other small refrigerator seems to come with a useless tiny freezer and frosting problems. Not this one!!! It's high-tech, inexpensive, and absolutely perfect for a small dorm room or office. Apparently it uses a different cooling system.

I bought this fridge for work because it is supposed to be really quiet. Even though it does not have a compressor, the noise from the fan is noticeable (certainly louder than what I expected). The back of the body is cheaply made (the bottom is even worse), it is made out of a sheet of soft metal, so sometimes the vibrations from the fan will make some really annoying metal noise, and the pitch changes every time. It is hard to stop it because the metal is so soft. I tried to hold it to stop the vibration, but it did not work.

I compared my fridge with my coworker's traditional fridge, without the vibration noise from the sheet metal it is still not quieter than the traditional fridge. But if a traditional fridge is made out of cheap material, they may have the same problem. So, I don't want to give this fridge a bad review. I think 3 stars is fair.

Space: I am impressed how spacious the interior is because it does not have a compressor.

Cooling: I was using "Medium" setting and I was happy with it. Then I tried "Low" setting, it is not much different than "Medium" setting.

Let me just say that this little frige is well worth the money. I purchased mine at an appliance store and the sales person tried to talk me out of it. He said it probably wouldn't get things very cold. We did not find a lot of feedback from customers on-line, but I decided to trust my luck. I am glad that I did. Even on the medium setting my pop and water are kept very cold. The frige is very quiet. I wish it was a little smaller, but it is very light weight and since there is no compressor the inside space is maximized and it fits a lot of stuff.

Great little frige!

I ordered this because the minifridge in my office was getting too noisy -- when the compressor kicked in the buzz was so loud that it was distracting. This little fridge is very, very quiet. In fact, I never hear it. It just sits quietly under a counter, keeping my beverages cool. On the "medium" setting it reaches an ideal temperature for cans of pop. If you're looking for a nice, quiet minifridge, check this one out.

SHP1700W Refrigerator
May 16, 2011

I have had this mini refrig. for approx. 2 months. I was looking for a lightweight mini refrig, that cooled well and would hold a bottle of wine (upright) and soft drinks. This is it! I like my drinks to be very cold so I keep this on the coolest setting. According to my refrig. thermometer, the temp stays between 34 & 38 degrees F. I have noticed no discernable difference in my electric bill. The 2 shelves are adjustable or removable as needed. The door has the usual built in shelf for holding the upright, large wine or 3 liter soft drink bottle. There is a bar which holds the items on the shelf. Only one upright bottle fits here. Smaller items (cans, condiment bottles such as mustard, ketsup, pickles, etc) can fit next to the upright bottle on this shelf. There is a smaller built in shelf which fits above the condiments which might hold butter or other small items. It also has a bar across it. I place 12 oz. cans, in a row of 5 on top and 5 on bottom, on each shelf in the main body of the refrig. (that's a total of 3 shelves counting the bottom of the refrig.). I will try to remember to update this again around the 1 year mark. I am very pleased with this so far.

UPDATE:
MAY 9, 2012

I have owned this mine refrig. for 1 year and 2 months. The fan is now making the most gawd-awful noise ever! It will wake me for a sound sleep it is so loud. For the time being, I can turn the unit off for 1 hour and then restart it and it runs silently for awhile. I can see that I will, soon, have to get rid of this. I will have a shop look at it but suspect that the Labor charges will end up making it almost as cheap to replace & how long will it run before it goes again? It cost approx. $117.00 (with shipping) last year. I am not happy about the probability of replacing it so soon. I will not buy this brand again. Hope others are faring better with theirs. I will say that it cooled very well before this problem with the fan.

Seller did a great job getting this out the door to our office. However, when we opened the package (outside of box looked just fine) we discovered a huge dent across the side of the fridge. Then we saw a gouge across the top. Honestly, it's a tiny little fridge and the price was right, so we're not returning it. But just so you know, getting it fast might end up in some reckless handling of the product. Good fridge, tho. Keeps soda cold, however beat up it looks. And that's all that matters.

The fridge arrived undamaged!! Usually, when I order a small fridge, it arrives looking like UPS played soccer with it (past experiences were bought at Sears).
I bought it for employee food for a small department.
So far, there have been NO complaints, and that is a very good thing!

Have used in my office for about two weeks now.

1) Arrived safely, no damage

2) So quiet I never hear it- and it sits under my desk right next to my chair in a very quiet office. I think the others that have complained of noise must have gotten a unit with a bad fan bearing or some other defect.

3) Cools extremely well. I like the thermostat being inside the fridge instead of on the back (as is the case with some other brands).

4) Really like that there is no tiny freezer inside. No frost. No wasted space.

5) Like the layout for keeping drinks, large watter bottle and yogurts.

I researched a lot of mini-fridges on Amazon and a lot of other brands seem to have quality / functionality issues. I highly recommend this fridge.

I have had this fridge for two years. Already it does not work and the company will NOT DO anything. So I am shelling out another $150 for a different mini-fridge. Ridiculous. Do not waste your money. I use it to store breast milk as I pump at work and because this refrigerator is so horribly made, many bags went bad... So upsetting and very disappointing. They make it so the fridge lasts just long enough to not be covered under warranty. I would never buy any AVANTI product ever again. Do NOT waste your money. And I'd bet that any good review on here is a reviewer who hasn't had their fridge long enough to know it will die....

So my first review was "not accepted." Amazon apparently did not like the word "g-a-r-*-*-g-e" to describe the product. But truthfully that is what it is. I specified the sharp edges on the unit's bottom, as well as an unfinished, styrofoamy look and feel to the bottom, as well as a cracked door hinge cover. What more is there to say except shame on the maker of this, as well as ones who feel this is worthy of being sold. In my opinion, this product truly is trash.