The Whirlpool fridge we bought had 5,065 reviews, and a 4-1/2 star rating. So with that, along with the repairman's recommendation, I felt safe buying it. It has all the same features my old Samsung had, except for the digital temperature controls. So big deal, I'll buy a couple of $4 thermometers to hang inside.
Until it crapped out, the Samsung made ice OK, but it was slow as hell to dispense it. It seemed like you had to hold your glass under it forever, because the damn auger turned so slow. I'm not sold on this water and ice in the door, but it's just about all they sell now a days. I remember an old Sears fridge / freezer I had back in the 70's. It had a non dispensing icemaker you just reached in and grabbed the ice out of the bin. When it got full a mechanical arm would hit the ice and shut it off. I had to replace it because the ice started tasting bad, and the guy said it was from inferior plastic they used in manufacturing. A replacement only cost me $65.00 installed at the time, and the ice tasted fine after that.
They had fridge / freezers at Home Depot that were over $3,500.00! They had LCD screens on the door. You can install an app. on your phone that will allow you look inside your fridge from the grocery store, to see if you need anything. I thought that's what grocery lists were for? These people buy into this overpriced crap, then they are forced to keep repairing these expensive units, because they've got so much tied up in them, they can't afford to junk them out. If I get 10 or so years out of this new one without any repairs, and it takes a dump, I'll just replace it again. For just $1,100.00 that's not so bad...... $3,500.00, you gotta' be nuts!