Whynter FM-85G 85-Quart Portable Refrigerator/Freezer, Platinum

• Capacity: 85 Quarts or 120 Cans (12FL oz)
• Operates as a refrigerator or freezer
• 8' AC power cord and 5' DC power cord are included
• "Fast Freeze" mode rapidly cools to -8°F
• LED temperature display

I recently got hit with a series of heart attacks and was diagnosed with Diabetes (type 2). After spending 3 long weeks in the hospitalwent home and began a PBD (Vegan diet) based on the regiment of the book: "The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle" (EXCELLENT BOOK!)

Being on this diet requires lots of veggies/beans/fruits/soy products/flax seed and nuts etc etc. After stocking our fairly large fridge in our kitchenwe found that it was just too crowded and not wanting to travel every other day to get my foods stuffI decided we needed another fridgebut i did not want to clutter the kitchen or any open area we had available with another bulky upright fridge. So I decided to look into a "horizontal/top opening" fridge that could fit in a recessed area we have between our kitchen and bedroomproblem is that the most of the ones out there are considered "beverage fridges" and are quite large and expensive: $1500.00+ !!! (we have one at our summer home on our deck that came with our house) The other problem with any beverage fridge is that THEY ARE NOT RATED FOR FOOD!

So, my next solution was the Whynter 85Qt portable Freezer/Fridgewhich I found here on Amazon at the best price.

My wife kept telling me its "too small" and just a "glorified electric cooler"... But I proved her wrong!

With all the food stuff in the kitchen fridgeit was hard to organize it and remove things easily-but the Whynter 85Qt allows for easy access and can be organized so that I can remove any pre-cooked meal stored in a container or any plastic bag of veggies or fruit, without other stuff tumbling out of the fridge (BTW my wife is an "organizing expert" and our Whirlpool still got cluttered!)

Its also great for stacking neatly, all the soy products and beans that need refrigeration.

Its dimensions are: 23"Lx13"Wx18"Deepdefinitely bigger than any beach cooler!

It fit perfectly in the recessed nook between our bedroom and kitchen entrance and looks awesome there. The compressor is whisper quieteven when our bedroom door is openwe can hardly hear it!

Set up was easy and took no more than 5mins after giving it a quick cleaning.

Setting the temp was also extremely easy and it holds the temp i set it to consistently (some minor fluctuations when the compressor kicks inbut does not seem to be a problem at all)

I know i made the right move in buying the Whynter 85Qt and its helping me get back to better health!

I can't vouch for using it on a camping trip or boat or in an RVbut maybe someday soon we will!

PROS:

whisper quiet

good size considering how much it can actually hold

sleek look

has locking mechanism on the door (we have a 5 yr old son running around)

truly portable when need be

CONS:

price could be a little loweror the size a bit biggerbut i still feel I made the right choice!

NOTE: can NOT be used as a freezer and fridge at same timebut i don't need a freezer for now

I definitely recommend this fridge

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I needed a powered cooler for the truck, and after hunting around found this one and ordered it. It's a fabulous full-featured refrigerator/freezer. Whether on AC power or DC from the lighter socket in the truck, it runs as you'd expect. It's also pretty quiet. Some people may balk at the price, but I have to say so far this has proved to be a great investment.

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Have just had this 85 quart cooler for a few day so I've only tested in the home.While either freezing or cooling it works great, it is very expensive though.

The handles are plastic as are the hinges.....can't wait to see how long that lasts.When this cooler is packed down with food and beverages, I "wonder now" whether the handles will take the strain....it's a pretty big box.

It may be a 5 star item, but I'm only prepared to do 4 given the price and the early stage of use.

Another thing, when you pay out for an expensive cooler such as this is, the warranty should be a bit better in my opinion.It is a 2 year warranty, others are only 1, however that is still short.I'm expecting a great deal more from this cooler that just 2 years of service....a longer term is warranted (No Pun intended).

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Plastic handle finally broke.The cooler was maybe 1/4th full.The handles are barely sufficient for the wait of the cooler let alone the products inside.I will now have to go back to the vendor for new handles?Not sure if i can return it through Amazon?We'll so much for quality anymore...it just doesn't exist.Look around for a better built unit gang.

Received a reply today from Whynter.Instead of we're sorry the unit handle broke, it's under warranty.....they sent me a link of where I can go by another "Plastic" handle for $25.50.Buyer beware.....cheap product, poor support.