Mitsubishi Electric 450L Bottom Mount MR-CX450ER Series

I came across the reviews here after I'd already ordered this fridge, and obviously became quite concerned about the stated loud whine it emitted from the compressor. Anyway it was too late to cancel the order, so went ahead and hoped for the best. While I certainly don't discount the experiences of others with this fridge, my experience does not match theirs. This fridge is whisper quiet. You need to be standing right next to it to hear that the compressor is running. I've had it installed for five days now and there is no sign of a whine of any description. It is within about five metres of my living space so I certainly would have heard it. I would also add that this model, like many Mitsubishi fridges reviewed (by Choice and others) is all quality. It looks and feels solid and built to last. It's an excellent fridge.

This fridge was purchased as a factory second, so I was lucky to get a great deal - about $700-$800 discount at Home Clearance. A small ding in the bottom drawer, which is hardly noticeable.

The design of the fridge is excellent. Ice maker is superb as it doesn't need to be plumbed in. However the electrical whine is annoying if there is little ambient noise. Love the design, hate the whine.

Disappointed big time – Bought this fridge on the basis of reviews for it being VERY quiet-well I just wasted $1899, it's not quiet, it’s VERY NOISY - has an annoying intermittent high pitched industrial electric motor sound of varied volumes and a continuous low frequency sound you hear when seated too near the motors on a jet - it permeates through my kitchen and living area to the end of the room for the entire 45 minutes its running, shutting down and shutting up for 15minutes if you don’t open the door. It just makes me wonder how many favorable product reviews are fake. I would not recommend buying this fridge if you hate noise, for those that don't mind noise you can buy other brands for half the price. DB ratings is a bad indicator of how noisy a fridge is because various annoying frequencies heard can be more audible than others but are of lower volume in terms of DB. Also, the delivery guys took it out of the box for me but i never noticed two slight indentations in the silver metal doors visible under certain light until they were gone. I want a refund.