Summit Appliances Division CP171SS Stainless steel

Pros: Danish design and manufacture using German components, powerful freezer, silent operation

Cons: Freezer is manual defrost

The Bottom Line: The quality solution for tight spaces.

Review: I have a galley kitchen in a 1940's style house. The design allows room for a refrigerator not more than 24 inches wide. To widen this space would mean having to part with my 1930's era 5 foot Monel metal sink/double drainboard unit, which is a ...

Pros: It's tall, cabinet-depth, quiet, and looks really cool

Cons: Freezer needs to be defrosted. The doors aren't magnetic.

The Bottom Line: All signs point to the Summit adding to the value of our home while being visually stunning. Worth every penny for that alone.

Review: Unless you're willing to spend beaucoup bucks, chances are the apartment you buy in Manhattan will not come with a large kitchen. Ours is galley-style, like many (the alternative is usually the "nook", a depression off the main room), with a row of ...

Pros: Super space saver, cuts electric usage, nice distributors, easy to clean, nice exterior design.

Cons: Bad manual, small fridge space, plastic accessories, possible service issues, manual defrost.

The Bottom Line: Good pick for smaller spaces and for eco-friendly consumers.

Review: After reading many mixed opinions about this fridge, but finding myself sucked in by the energy-saver claims and suitable size for city dwellers, I bought it at PC Richards, a NYC chain appliance store, with an extended warranty for in-house repairs or ...

Pros: space efficient

Cons: KNOCKING NOISE

Review: I recently purchased this refrigerator and chose to ignore one lone reviewer who complained that it knocked. Well, it certainly does. Many other reviews stated that it was completely silent but mine is not. It makes this noise quiet frequently -- ...

Pros: Cool design

Cons: Crappy customer serviceOur fridge broke quickly

The Bottom Line: The design is nice, the quality is not. Customer service is poor.

Review: Bought the CP171SS at a regular appliance store about a year ago. Over the course of the last few months we noticed severe ice build-up in the fridge (not freezer) part. I called and was told I need to pay $90 for a service technician, since my warranty ...

Pros: I would have liked to know the pros.

Cons: IT ARRIVED DAMAGED THREE TIMES!

The Bottom Line: Never buy a summit. They arrive damaged and the company treats you poorly.

Review: I would have loved to own this appliance. We ordered this appliance first from www.thebeveragefactory.com. We received TWO DAMAGED refrigerators. We could not accept either one of them because they had holes right through the packaging into the ...

Pros: Nice looking, fits in tight areas

Cons: very noisy, small capacity

Review: I purchased this refrigerator (model CP171SS) through a Lowes store about 8 months ago. I had a very narrow space in my kitchen for a refrigerator and this seemed to be a perfect fit. After owning the refrigerator for approximately 4 months, the ...