I've taken a couple of courses in refrigeration, and am a certified refrigerant handler.

My opinion is that, among the "cheaper" refrigerator brands, some of the GE/Haier units, made at their plant in Kentucky, in the United States, are about the best there is at that price point.

Are they well made? Not really. But they are light years better than Maytags, Whirlpools, Amanas, and Hotpoints, which are utter shit and tend to fail entirely two days after the warranty expires. At least one gets a few years from the Kentucky-built GE units.

Few working people can afford good refrigerators any more. Keep it simple. The less "bells and whistles" (water dispensers, external ice dispensers, internet) the less there is to fail.

jh