• strayce@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Because people keep their fridges too long. They need to be able to remote brick them when they want you to buy a new one.

  • Jay@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The worst part is the silly over priced fridges you buy probably won’t even last 10 years anymore. Sure they’re more efficient, but if you have to replace it every 10-15 years, is it really worth it? I’d sooner have a slightly less efficient fridge that I know will last than one that can show me ads and look fancy.

    • s_s@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      “More efficient”

      • has french doors,
      • has water dispenser,
      • has two seperate frozen zones (ice and freezer)
      • has main freezer on bottom

      No way this thing is anywhere near efficent.

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          1 year ago

          Having the main freezer on the bottom is insanely inefficient. Hot air rises, and cold air falls. When a freezer is on the top, all of the cold air is generated in that freezer, and then it falls through a channel into the main refrigeration area. It keeps both compartments cold using just one system.

          Freezer on the bottom requires either a separate cooling system for the main fridge, or a series of fans that constantly draw cold air upwards, wasting electricity in the process.

    • clonedhuman@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Meanwhile, my grandmother had a fridge from the 1960s that still worked fine when she replaced it in 2013.

      • NateNate60@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        It’s like that IQ meme:

        • 70 IQ: zero smart home devices
        • 100 IQ: smart fridge, smart watch, smart TV, smart light, smart toilet, smart potted plant…
        • 130 IQ: zero smart home devices