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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Agreed. It should say "costs".

I'll show myself out now.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Because people keep their fridges too long. They need to be able to remote brick them when they want you to buy a new one.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The worst part is the silly over priced fridges you buy probably won't even last 10 years anymore. Sure they're more efficient, but if you have to replace it every 10-15 years, is it really worth it? I'd sooner have a slightly less efficient fridge that I know will last than one that can show me ads and look fancy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"More efficient"

  • has french doors,
  • has water dispenser,
  • has two seperate frozen zones (ice and freezer)
  • has main freezer on bottom

No way this thing is anywhere near efficent.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah this is the epitome of inefficient lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those things make it more inefficient?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Appliances these days are absolute junk. Nothing last more then like 7-10 years. My parents have a stainless steel kitchen aid fridge thats 20+ years old and works like a charm and a second shitty white fridge thats at least 15 years old by now. My aunt has gone through 2 samsung fridges in 10 years though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ya I just went through all that bullshit last year. my old fridge (maybe 15yrs) crapped out and the repair guy told me flat out that they typically don't repair stuff like that anymore. Manufacturers make it intentionally difficult to obtain parts and even if you can get them, chances are they'll crap out before too long. I ended up getting a new Danby. I hope it proves me wrong but...

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Meanwhile, my grandmother had a fridge from the 1960s that still worked fine when she replaced it in 2013.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Protip: Avoid Samsung when buying appliances

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Granted, this is just an anecdote, but I have several Samsung appliances; oven/stove, dishwasher, microwave, televisions, smart phone(okay, I guess those are technically an electronic), and I haven't had any issues with them. They've served me well, even if I haven't been the kindest to them.

I guess the point I'm trying to make is "your mileage may vary."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got one Samsung TV for free for one reason or another -- it never really worked properly because all its spyware shit kept tripping up on my custom DNS server.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a Samsung TV as well, and it's spamming ARP requests to every device in my home.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is no good reason to connect any tv to the internet. External devices, those can be connected. But to me the tv is just a big dumb screen.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This. I worked in appliance sales for years and we constantly had issues with Samsung. Their ice makers are complete garbage.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And LG - they are both hot garbage.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Their TVs are great, had 1 for more than 10 years and a second going on 6 and we're really happy both.

Can't speak for anything else though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

True - their TV and monitors are good - I was talking specifically about their washing/drying/fridge.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fk SmartHomes TBH, things shouldn´t be so complex just so you can be a tiny bit more lazy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

They don't even do anything - simple is better.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you actually want a smart fridge then be aware that when the display breaks, they will charge you the price of a new fridge to replace it.

I would consider the broken display to be a feature tho.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I don't need to watch TV on my fridge, I just need it to cool shit

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes. Yes it can. People port doom to smart fridges surprisingly often.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Certain things don't need a computer screen in them. Refrigerators are one, sewing machines are another.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I would totally use that one Singer sewing machine that could hook up to a GameBoy to control the stitching. Other than that though, hard agree

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

.....what does the display show even?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Yikes! And $4000 is the sale price. It's $4800 regularly...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

That's a lot of money for a fancy box of cold.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I could see my daughter doing this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah this screams GenZ. I respect it.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Probably not cool because they're not plugged in

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah it doesn't seem to be running. It's just standing there.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That "white board" on the fridge is an "app" that comes with it as a feature. Someone just used it to draw the surprised Pikachu face.
It's turned on, but you're most likely right that it's not cool because I bet they have the temperature dialed up all the way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

But don't you want to connect to your fridge via a smart app?!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

How efficient is it? For that price I would expect top values. But seeing those 2 doors (for whatever reason someone wants to waste space like that): I doubt it.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

4700 before the sale? I wonder why they are having a hard time moving them.... /s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think the idea of a smart fridge is not necessarily a bad one. However charging $3600 extra for a screen and a couple of cameras is ridiculous.

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