Beko CDA647FS > Reviews > Superb family sized fridge freezer

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Performance	Excellent
Ease of use	Very easy
Durability	Long
Cleaning & Maintenance	Very easy
Value for money	Excellent

Advantages:	Loads of space, Easy to move & clean, frost free !
Disadvantages:	None

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

We originally had an under counter fridge and seperate freezer but are now getting a new kitchen fitted so decided to go for a fridge/freezer option so we could include more units.

Well, fridge/freezer shopping is the most boring type of shopping I think I have ever had to do. Normal size or compact, frost free or not, what rating do you want, do you want a drinks dispenser? I nearly gave up!

We ended up just looking for the biggest one we could get for under £300. I specifically wanted an ice cube shelf so we ended up picking the Beko CDA647FS fridge freezer. We looked in currys/comet and other electrical retailers and they all priced this fridge/freezer at £329.99, with delivery at either £19.99 or £29.99, so costing the best part of £350 or £360.

We asked around for discounts but no-one would drop the price (well, thats not strictly true - comet offered us a "handy pack" of coca-cola ie 12 cans). We started looking online and a company called tukha.com had it for £261.97 delivered. We weren't sure of the reputation of the company though so used dixons' online price match. They agreed to charge £261.97 including delivery and 3 days later the fridge freezer arrived, saving us about £90 compared to the high street retailers. Dixons ask you to specify a day to deliver (you can pick a sat/sun for no extra) and the delivery company phone in the morning to let you know when they will come.

We plugged the fridge freezer in straight away as the delivery guys said it had been upright the whole time. First off, I noticed that the noise was minimal for such a large appliance. It's really quiet.

The fridge is at a great height - we now don't end up with soggy brown gunge in the salad bowls as they are pretty much at eye level. The fridge is on the top which I think makes much more sense than having the freezer on top. The door holds loads (even comes with an egg holder that holds 10 eggs!). It has 4 shelves compared to most other fridge freezers the same size which only have 3 shelves. The top shelf has a lift up portion so you can store bottles upright on the shelf (don't think you would really need this as the space in the door is vast).

The freezer has 4 drawers (bottom one is slightly smaller than the others) and they are really spacious. The bottom drawer, even though a bit smaller, holds a 2.5kg bag of chips and a box of 15 potato waffles so it's not that small. In addition to the 4 drawers, there is a pull out shelf for ice cubes. You can fit about 4 or 5 ice cube trays in this and there is no danger of getting peas or breadcrumbs in them (yippee). This shelf is really sturdy so the water doesn't spill when you slide the shelf in and out.

The handles are set into the doors so the appliance looks really sleek and also, for those with small children, is more difficult for little ones to open. Even if they do open it, they only get into the freezer which is far too boring and they give up. I have not needed to fit a safety latch on this so our kitchen still looks "grown up". Also have not had to clean any smashed eggs off the floor since we got it :-)

The fridge freezer is on rollers so even though it is large, it rolls out really easily so you can clean all round it.

I have this in a silver version which I didn't think I would like initially but as we have all our other appliances in silver, it matches well. It also doen't get grubby looking so quickly.

Overall, this is an excellent fridge/freezer. We got exactly what we wanted for a great price and have had no problems with it whatsoever. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a new fridge/freezer - but shop around for a good deal - it's worth it.

You can also get this in white for a bit less but the white one isn't frost free. For a bit more, you can get the silver one with a cold water dispenser but this takes away about half of the space on the inside of the door so we didn't go for this one.

Boring bits:

Energy efficiency class: A
Energy consumption (kWh/yr): 345
Net storage (fresh): 175L (6.2 cu.ft)
Net storage (frozen): 94L (3.3 cu.ft)
Frozen food compartment rating: 4 star
Conservation time from failure: 13 hours
Freezing capacity fresh food kg (lb)/ 24 hours: 6 (13.2)
Operating noise level dB (A): 41