The MFR45WH model is useful in a home office, bedroom or for motorhome/RV/camping with supplied electrical hook-ups. However, it does need the usual 24 hours to let the coolant settle. It depends how close you’re sitting near it or what your other activities are whether the 45 dB is too noisy for your needs. It will be fine for some people and not for others. Usually the 4 (out of 5) thermostat setting is cold enough. Use of the icebox requires the coldest setting to be really effective, which typically increases the noise factor to the maximum. The Subcold Ultra 10 is an interesting, adaptable mini fridge that does more than you expect it will. The internal storage capacity is 10-litres. The interior space can hold ten 330ml cans of beer or fizzy drinks. It’s also able to store milk and keep it fresh. Or hot food, obviously. The internal shelf can also be removed to store 2 x 2 pints of milk or something similarly sized. Sneaking a couple of slim bars of Chocolate on the side of the inside door isn’t out of the question either as there’s a small mini shelf there too. A look inside the Subcold Ultra 10 Mini Fridge.

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The internal storage capacity is 24-litres. There’s a single adjustable shelf (no additional shelves are available to increase this). However, what matters is what kind of bottles can be fit inside. With a high enough removable shelf position, various popular brands of beer bottles or a small bottle of water can fit on the bottom shelf. The top shelf then has enough space to store a few cans of a chosen beverage. The inelegantly named model RHTTLF1B from Russell Hobbs is a top performer. Depending on how it’s priced, it offers excellent value and provides good all-round performance. Russell Hobbs is a respected brand in consumer refrigeration and many other kitchen appliances too. The same A+ Energy rating for this freestanding mini fridge is present, as you would expect. It holds 46 litres and is roughly 45 decibels during options. One year’s usage is expected to consume 106 kWh. It uses 85 watts during operations and may run off a 12-volt power system (draws 8 amps). This is because these larger fridges are mainly designed for motorhome owners. For the UK market, there’s also a fitted 230-volt system to plug directly into the UK mains power system too, so you have the best of both worlds here.

The limitations on the cooling are 20-degrees Centigrade below the current temperature or provide heat up to 65-degrees Centigrade when using the hot mode. Therefore, while it won’t keep your drinks ice cold if it’s scorching indoors, for the power it uses and its compactness, we’ve no complaints. Similarly, it will keep cooked food warm enough to eat later too. Also, cosmetics or medication that must be kept cold can be stored inside instead. The gross weight is 3.8 kg clearly showing how this product was designed with true portability in mind. It emits up to 28 dB in sound, which is only about 60% of top-end mini fridges and strikes a balance between a mini fridge and the typically quieter drinks only coolers. It’s very affordable too.

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There are two main types. Thermoelectric fridges (employing the Peltier effect) are only suitable for chilling drinks and non-perishable goods. Compressor fridges are designed for refrigerating foods including vegetables, meat and dairy. They make more noise, which is something to remember if anyone will be sleeping near the unit.An instruction booklet is provided with the model. It’s noted that when relocating the appliance, it must be left turned off for 24 hours before turning it on again (the coolant requires this time to resettle). This applies whether bringing it into a space for the first time or relocating the fridge. The fridge can achieve 33-degrees Centigrade below the ambient temperature. So, it depends on how hot it is where the fridge is positioned as to how cool it will be internally. The fridge itself does push out a little bit of heat during operations, but it’s minimal when compared to a regular fridge. Consequently, Dometic have numerous models available offering different levels of storage capacity, minimum internal cooling temperature, and so forth. We’ve focused on the RC2200 model, which has a 41-litre internal capacity. The external dimensions of this product are 50.8 x 50 x 44.4 cm. There are also specialist wine fridges, wine coolers and wine conditioners designed to keep bottles of fizz and white wine in the right conditions to preserve the taste. But here we've concentrated on the best all-rounders. The model we’re recommending has a 45-litre capacity. Its dimensions are 49.2cm high by 47.2cm wide by 45cm deep. The brand also offers a larger 66-litre model too, if you’re wanting larger cold storage and have the space for it. This 45-litre model fits on a countertop, under a desk or on the carpet of your living room to store cold food and drinks. A look inside the Russell Hobbs RHTTLF1B 45L Table Top Fridge. An insight into how much extra space is available in the larger 66L version of the Russell Hobbs mini fridge.

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Dometic is a big name in RVs/motorhomes and other travels looking for a larger fridge that can handle being parked on somewhat uneven ground and withstanding the bumps from road travel. Therefore, it’s a highly respected name in the portable refrigeration space for consumers. The internal capacity is 41 litres which is large enough to store up to a 2-litre bottle of water; standing storage for 13 x 1.5-litre water bottles is possible too. An ice cube tray is included. Many campers and motorhome owners use this type of fridge to store food for cooking later on a gas travel stove. While ideal for a Man Cave, this cooler could sit happily in a garage, a home office when occasionally entertaining, or other places where easy access to a cold drink is desired.To give a proper sense of size, this mini fridge could sit on a desk next to a 15.6-inch laptop and wouldn’t be much taller than it. It’s really travel size! The main building material is ABS plastic with glass used for the fridge door. There are some true mini fridges which offer cold storage to keep food fresh and drinks cold. Others are even capable of switching from cold storage to a warm storage mode. Then there are fridges made to be a beer cooler or similar without food storage being provided too. This 43 litre table top fridge is rated an impressive A+ for energy efficiency, being sure to keep energy bills down whilst adding extra refrigerator space in your home. To help make sense of this for readers, we have split up this buyer guide into six different categories of mini fridge/cooler. A product recommendation per category is provided, which not only covers the best product but also serves to highlight the features you can usually expect too.

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The shape is upright rectangular with a rigid carry handle on the top for good measure. The exact measurements are 342mm in height, 244.5 in width and 289mm in depth. The system is designed to use heat pipe technologies making it different to some other mini fridges. The use of this different technology enables the product to run whisper quiet. It’s so quiet during operations, in fact, that some people even have it inside a recording studio control room. If that doesn’t convince you, nothing will! The Husky brand fits well with the “Man Cave” suitability of this product. It is officially licenced with the Stella logo displayed both on the glass door and sides of the cooler. It stores up to 40 x 40ml cans of Stella-Artois. However, it’s worth noting that other beer cans with similar dimensions will also enjoy ample space and excellent refrigeration too. Also, there are other cooler design choices available including a Rubik cube for nerds, Coca-Cola for fizzy drink fans, a Kopparberg, Guinness, Carlsberg or Budweiser mini fridges; all made by Husky.While it’s easy to group all mini fridges in a single category, the reality is that there are different types which perform various functions. They also use different technologies too, so whilst they often have similar aesthetics, that’s only on the outside.