Russell Hobbs RHCLRF17B Black 17 Litre Cooler [Energy Class A]

If you are like me and don't actually read the manual and 'guess' at the thermostat when it says 'MAX' that it means the fridge will be working at its maximum efficiency and power level.....then you will be wrong!MAX actually means the warmest setting, ok that must seems obvious after reading this review but to make it the coldest it needs to be moved to LOW!Also the gauge has MAX at the far left and LOW at the far right, which in normal terms if you were thinking of it like a thermostat in your house turning it clockwise would make things warmer and turning it DOWN would make it colder - not the case!I've rated the fridge 5 star but the temperature control as 1 star as it is definitely not clear - use snowflakes or something or even numbers - manual says 5-15 degrees so why not have this written on the back of the fridge, thats far more sensible than MAX and LOW. I would have loved to be in the product design meeting or have seen the focus group when they were introduced to the fridge (i bet this didn't happen!)A decent size fridge, pretty quiet although can still hear it over my computer most of the time, the shelf got removed straight away, its pointless and the door bin can't really fit that much in. It is what it is, but once you get the settings correct it does what it says on the tin - keeps small things cold!

This is an excellent little cooler. I get frustrated reading some other reviews stating that there is no temperature control or the product is too small. Demensions are available to check before the purchase so not sure what is the confusion? 😊 . If someone can not find the temperature control ? They should not be allowed to use this product. The temperature is absolutely great, really cool in fact as cool as my regular fridge. The noise is so minimal it is very impressive. Door shelf comfortably holds 3 large 500ml cans. It is simply a well presented mini fridge. I will highly recommend this product with no hesitation

After spending ages looking at these I finally decided on this one.Surprised by how compact and convenient the size was, perfect for my office sideboard for my sandwiches and about 4 bottles of water, pack of peels oranges, with a little milk bottle in the door. So plugged it in turned it on high and away it went!To begin with I didn’t expect it to be as cold as a fridge because of some of the reviews and I was right. Cool enough to keep milk ok but not exactly refreshingly cold. When my partner asked how it was I told him he wasn’t impressed so did some research. Apparently as I have now realised the coldest setting is low not high! Many fridges at home we turn up to make it colder but not with this, you turn it down and after a couple of hours I checked my fridge and my oranges were freezing(not literally) so yes it’s a great product when you read the instructions lol

First impressions seem good, fridge keeps products inside nice and cold.There is a constant “hmmmm” sound produced by the fan that I’ve recorded to be around 38db, so as advertised. My fridge is placed in an office with minimal furniture with is making the sound become more marsh as the sound waves are bouncing off all floors and walls - therefor will get some acoustic foam to hopefully resolve this issue and dampen the sound.

Use this in my small cabin and it's perfect for the job. Great size which allows you to get the basics so you're not running to the kitchen every time you want a cup of tea or a snack.On it's highest setting it is quite loud, not enough to really notice during the day but at night it is quite disruptive to me as I'm sensitive to sound when sleeping. However, the solution for that is to use a timer plug and have it turn off overnight. It's insulated well enough that it doesn't warm up enough for things to spoil (so long as you don't open it too much once it's off). I've used it with a timer for several weeks now and even with the warmer weather it's worked great.So overall I would really recommend this for a small living space. The slightly larger size than other mini fridges allows you to fit a wider array of stuff in it and the overall build quality is very good.

This has possibly been one of the best purchases I have made since coming to uni.I have this in my room with snacks and drinks in, usually food like meat goes in the main fridge as this doesn't go as cold, but is still cold enough to work as a regular fridge.It is really quiet too, with only a slight hum when cooling down and almost nothing when staying cold.It can fit a whole 12 pack of 500ml monster in, with a lot of room to spare, and get them down to cold temperature pretty quickly.Overall I am absolutely amazed at the price of this fridge and how well it actually works, as said by best purchase since coming to uni

Bought this to give our fridge a bit of extra capacity for drinks. It is light, looks good, compact and quiet - though not silent, for those people for whom this matters.You won`t get a 2-litre bottle in it, but for pint bottles and cans, it is fine.I think it is pretty darn good

Great fridge, a little noisy at night but not too loud .. can sleep through easily.. just sounds like a fan. Great value for money and quality and style! Temperature control , it does it itself and is great but unfortunately I had a blonde moment and set it to a HIGH level, thinking it was a high power but then it meant high temperature and I had to bin my food 🙈