Frigidaire built its reputation on refrigerators that ran for twenty years without complaint, but the current lineup trades that legacy for a lower price tag and cheaper guts. The fridge compartment routinely fails to cool below 43-49°F while the freezer works fine, a defrost system flaw that leaves food in the danger zone, and plastic drawer wheels crack within a few years of normal use. If you need a side-by-side on a tight budget and can live with mediocre build quality, this will cool your groceries most days. If you're counting on a decade of reliable service, spend the extra few hundred on a Whirlpool or wait for a sale on something better built.
A top-freezer with thoughtful design, a soft-freeze bin that keeps ice cream scoopable, three produce drawers instead of one chaotic crisper, fingerprint-resistant steel that actually works, but the through-door ice and water system fails catastrophically on multiple units straight from the factory. One owner logged five service calls in the first month with no fix; another's dispenser died on day one. The refrigeration itself seems sound, so if you're willing to forgo the convenience features entirely and use ice trays, you sidestep the trouble. But paying full price to gamble on whether your unit functions is a raw deal. Buy only if you plan to ignore the dispenser from the start or have the stamina to demand a replacement.