I purchased this refrigerator as a birthday present for my husband, not *quite* sure if it was something he'd like. Well, as it turns out he loves it, despite a few limitations.
The unit came delivered in perfect condition. The only assembly that was needed was to insert the shelves and install the door handles. The instructions say to let the unit sit for 24 hours before plugging it in, but of course, we unpacked it and plugged it in before we saw the instructions. I unplugged it as soon as I ready that (so after maybe 20 minutes) and then plugged it in again the next day. It was fine, and it got up to temperature very fast. I can't remember how fast, but fast.
The unit is very quite. We have it in a back bedroom/play room, and you can sleep there without being bothered by the fridge.
Ok, so the weaknesses. We drink a lot of champagne, and the unit does not accommodate champagne bottles well. The shelves themselves are not metal and seem a little light for the $500-ish price tag, but they've been fine so far. Since the unit was not designed for champagne, it doesn't get super-cold, but cold enough for storage (46 degrees, I think). We have beer and red wine in the other side, I think at 50-something degrees.
I did a fair amount of research on wine refrigerators before I bought this one. So far, I'm happy with my purchase (it's been about a month). We'll see how I feel a year from now.