Fridge arrived with no damage to the box or outside of the unit. The only problem was that the compressor either was not bolted properly at the factory or it worked loose during shipping. I had to remount it and tighten everything up before plugging it in.

It runs quite and gets quite cold. I recommend it overall but make sure you inspect it right away when you get it.

I received this product on a Thursday and am returning it the next Friday. It worked well for about 3 hours, and then it shut down completely. It would not work, even after the "re-set" prescribed by Sanyo. Perhaps I received a "lemon", but I will not be purchasing another Sanyo product.

UPS did not pick up the item as they said they would. Moreover, Amazon's initial response to my inquiry to assist me in getting the item returned through UPS or another carrier bordered on stupid.

I bought this mini fridge for my office because it was affordable and had the functionality I was looking for. Many of the reviews describe it as "quiet" and produces only a "light hum" that can barely be heard.

In my opinion it is really loud. The first problem is that the motor starts to run every 7 minutes or so for a duration of 3 minutes. This is assuming that you don't open the door at all. The hum is a distraction to me while I am at my desk and I share an office with another employee and he has already complained about the noise also.

I would not recommend this for office use. The actual temperature is fine and it keeps drinks and food cool enough. It is just too loud.

I'm very happy with this fridge.

It is very quiet, just a faint humming noise that you have to get right up close and bend over it to hear. I have it in the pantry, but could easily put it in my office.

It certainly gets cold enough. I like my beer cold, and, I have the unit set around 2/3 and it is nice and chilly, with plenty of control left to go colder. Items in the bottom shelf and door are cold too.

(I don't know what problem the other reviewer was having with items in the door not being cold enough. I do keep the fridge pretty full, so maybe that helps stabilize the temps, or, my unit is just not having that problem. So far, I haven't tried the freezer, e.g. for ice or ice-cream, so I can't comment on that).

Also, as far as I could tell, instructions didn't say anything about leaving it stand for 24 hours before running the first time (or after moving it and especially tilting), but I've seen that on other fridges, and I thought it was a good practise to follow, so I did.

I took the advice of other reviewers and ordered it with 1-day shipping, which seemed to have the desired effect as it came with no damage. $3 for 1 day shipping of a fridge is quite a deal - you have to love Amazon Prime!

I thought the packaging was basically sufficient as long as treated ok by the shipper, though it doesn't safeguard much against rough handling such as poking something into a side panel.

My wife said she could detect a faint smell at first, since it is in a small walk-in pantry where we usually keep the door closed, but I think that's all gone now.

I bought this one because of the energy rating (low enough), the size (big enough), and, the door wasn't dedicated to 12-oz cans like many of the others.

I'd buy this again!

I was hesitant to order after reading some of the reviews of damaged refrigerators. The refrigerator arrived in perfect condition and has been plugged in for three days now. I had it delivered directly to my office, paid nothing for shipping through Prime and feel I got a great deal. It is absolutely silent. I think it's a great little fridge for the price.