Samsung 810L Family Hub French Door SRF9700BFH

The cool big boy! – Our fridge died! So I set about finding a fridge that suited my family's needs. Loads of space, easy to access, filtered water and ice! Load's of ice! I stumbled on the Samsung Family Hub. I fell in live with a fridge! Sad I know! But this thing is great. Yes it's expensive, huge and totally unnecessary but it just made sense. The build quality is great, the size is perfect for us.

The screen is a great addition to the kitchen. We use it for reminders and notes for the kids. The water dispenser is great. The best part of the fridge. The ice is never ending which suits us perfectly. Great for summer G&T's!

Would I recommend this fridge - most certainly yes.

Clever design, perfect for even couples! – I chose this fridge because of the option to alter the temperature in one side of the freezer. That’s a great option if you want a larger fridge but don’t need a lot of freezer space! We use the lower right for drinks. The top part is nice and wide to store anything large that has been cooked in the oven like slices and cakes etc. There is a moveable shelf that allows for taller items without having to move shelves. And the whole fridge maintains its temperatures perfectly. The beverage centre at the top left is so user friendly for quick access for milk, cold water, juice etc. Plus the smart tablet option on the front is just so useful. We use the whiteboard, recipes, “looking into the fridge option” and it has many more cool options. Honestly this is coolest fridge we have owned this far and we Love it!

Nice looking fridge. Limited screen capabilities – **Update** Had the fridge for over a year now. PRO'S * Looks great * Screen looks nice, despite limited capability * Drinks station with auto filling jug is great * We love that the ice is clear in this model instead of white * Plenty of fridge space given that there's no ice maker in the fridge compartment * Freezer with doors rather than a drawer is great. Can access items easily

CON'S * We miss the external ice dispenser on the door. Have to bend down and get it out of the freezer. Fine at first but annoying in the long term * We miss having the deli drawer. Using the right lower compartment as a deli space reduces the freezer space by half, but using it as a freezer provides to much. The drawer on previous models was the perfect size * Now has Alexia on it. Don't like Bixby so very disappointed * Ring app rarely show our videos as the wifi speed is to slow to download them * YouTube and other video playback in the browser often crashes * Limited apps. For the price you'd expect to be able to load apps as you would on your Galaxy phone or TV. Same screen orientation as a phone. Can screenshare from you phone but why would you. Should be able to simply access the apps you want on your fridge. You can on their TV's which use the same operating system. * Wifi is reeeaaaly slow, and support will blame your internet provider, but its the fridge. I get 100 down on all devices in our house, but only 7 - 10 on the fridge. Explains why videos and things of the like always crash.

CONCLUSION As a fridge its awesome. Overall we love the new fridge. We definitely miss functions from our previous Samsung french door fridge, particularly the external ice dispatcher and deli drawer though.

Regarding the screen, whilst it could be useful if it had more app's at this stage it really is a gimic and restrictive. Internet connection isn't reliable or quick enough to make it useful. Their lack of Google app support alienates a lot of users also. When it works, it's good but we rarely get to watch a YouTube video in full without a render error.