Introduction

We came across the Samsung RF4289HARS during our time in Berlin at the IFA conference, where we took a close look at the interesting potentials of the fancy control panel. Now that we've had a chance to examine the whole package, we can say with some certainty that this fridge really isn't anything terribly special. Sure, the control panel is essentially a built-in tablet—definitely a nifty feature that we enjoyed playing with—but the inability to access the fridge's stored information using the purported Samsung app takes away a lot of its practical uses. Aside from the controls, you're essentially looking at a $3699 refrigerator that offers average performance, average energy efficiency, and average storage capacity. It looks and feels great, but even with sale prices online as low as $3150, it just doesn't seem like the best investment out there. Still, keep an eye on the technology; if Samsung can push the wireless capabilities further, we definitely intend to come back and review our opinions.