Minor Freezer BrandsJune 2018

Capacity

A dedicated freezer is ideal for families that need to store large quantities of frozen food. Often they can be combined with a matching fridge to create a huge fridge freezer combined of two appliances placed next to each other. They key is to make sure that the freezer door is reversible, which will allow your combined fridge freezer unit doors to both open from the middle.

Advances in insulation technology have allowed freezer manufacturers to increase the available space inside modern freezer units. The biggest upright freezers have over 350 litres of internal storage and the largest chest freezer can have nearly 600 litres of internal storage - that's enough to store three supermarket shopping trolleys full of food!

Frost Free Interior

Older freezers and some budget models require periodic defrosting which means switching the freezer off, removing all the food, and catching all the thawing ice in a tray. This is necessary to prevent excessive frost build up inside the freezer and to keep it operating efficiently.

Many freezers have frost free technology. This means that no defrosting is required and the freezer will not frost up over time. They work by controlling the humidity level inside the freezer to prevent frost particles from forming.

Easy Access Drawers

Some freezers come with easy to access pull out drawers. Transparent draw fronts make it easy to see what's stored inside and smooth sliding rails make pulling the drawer out effortless. Look out for deep drawer sizes which can be useful for storing bulky items.

Ice Makers

Built in ice makers are available in some stand alone freezers. Commonly they make the ice in one of the drawers which can then be pulled out and used.

Most automatic ice makers will normally need a plumbed water connection within 1.5m of the freezer. Some freezers may have simpler, semi automatic ice makers that you must fill manually.

Other Features

Installation Tips

Freezer Prices

The price range of freezers is from $299 to $489 and in total we found prices for 3 freezers. On average, a new freezer costs $386 and 80% of freezers are priced between $299 and $489. The GE FCM5SKWW is the cheapest freezer at only $299, and GE FCM11PHWW is the most expensive at $489.

Freezer Brands - Price Range

The highest average freezer price out of all brands is GE freezers with an average price of $386. GE freezers start at $299 and their most expensive freezer costs $489.

The second highest average freezer price out of all brands is AEG freezers with an average price of $0. AEG freezers range in price from $0 to $0.

The third highest average freezer price out of all brands is ETNA freezers with an average price of $0. ETNA freezers start at $0 and their most expensive freezer costs $0.

Freezer Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 8 expert reviews and 6,779 user reviews for freezers and used these reviews to calculate the average rating for each brand of freezer. Zanussi is the top rated freezer brand with an average rating of 91%. Indesit is the second best brand with 91% and Beko is the third best brand with 90%.

Biggest Freezer Retailers

We found 94 current offers for freezers from Cameo Kitchens making it the biggest freezer retailer. That is much bigger than the second biggest retailer, eBay for whom we found 48 current offers for freezers. The third biggest retailer is Appliances Connection with 5 current freezer offers.

When Are Most New Freezers Released?

We couldn't see any prominent trend in the release dates for new freezers over the last 3 years. 92 new freezers were released in January 2017 making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases. In October 2016 168 new freezers were released making it the biggest month that year for new freezer releases. April was the biggest month in 2015 for new freezers, with 96 new freezers released that month.

How Fast Do Freezer Prices Drop After Release?

New freezers drop in price by an average of 4% in the first 6 months after they wer first released. If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of $15 on a typical $386 new freezer by waiting 6 months before buying.

Freezer Net Capacities

This is the total usable (net) capacity of the freezer, measured in litres.

Across the range of freezers, the freezer net capacities range from 22L to 1,000L. The freezer net capacities of most freezers range from 60L to 110L. The freezer with the highest freezer net capacity is the GE FCM11PHWW, which is a 283L capacity freezer and can be purchased for $489.00. The freezer with the lowest freezer net capacity is the GE FCM5SKWW, which is a 141.5L capacity freezer and is priced at $299.00.

Types

We found 1,294 freezers that are upright freezers, which makes upright the most popular type amongst new freezers. The second most popular type amongst new freezers is chest. We found 543 freezers that are chest freezers.

Widths

The widths of freezers range from 430mm to 1,861mm. The GE FCM11PHWW, which is available at $489.00, has the widest width and is a 1,289mm wide freezer. The freezer with the narrowest width is the GE FCM5SKWW, which is a 730.25mm wide freezer and is on sale for $299.00.

Heights

Across the range of freezers, the heights range from 470mm to 2,150mm. The freezer with the tallest height is the GE FCM7SKWW, which is an 850.9mm high freezer and is available at $369.00. The GE FCM11PHWW, which currently retails for $489.00, has the shortest height and is an 850.9mm high freezer.

Energy Efficiency of Freezers

The Energy Efficiency Class of a freezer shows how well it uses energy, and how much is unnecessarily wasted. Products are ranked from G to A++ in terms of how little energy they use compared to the norm.

We found 1,031 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A+, which makes A+ the most common energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers. A++ is the second most frequently found energy efficiency rating amongst new freezers. We found 617 freezers that have an energy efficiency rating of A++.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Freezers?

The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying freezers. For each retailer it shows the total number of freezers where they currently have a market leading price. The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying freezers. For each retailer we took all of their prices and looked at what proportion of those prices where the cheapest on the market. The cheapest retailer that we found was eBay. 46 of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of Freezers for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?

Assessing how cheap each retailer is for freezers by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of freezer prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's freezer prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 95.8% of their freezer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.