Currently toying between these 2 models, can't made up my mind yet. I have listed out the + and - points based on my observation for each of them:

for #1 just buy Midea instead
the brand is stepkid to midea liao, doesn't last, see the lazada reviews

haha but i tot it's midea who's using toshiba's compressor and tech instead?

my current one is from toshiba and it's already 20 years old and still running like new (touch wood)!! that's why it's still in my list 

Google up who bought who.
Yes old time Toshiba electronics lasts 30 years, even the washing machine never die just the iron carcass rotted..
However I bought one used for 4 years, I didn't even get to use it for 2 more years, it died before its 6th birthday (not cold) and declared BER (cost me rm400 for a ~1400 bucks 350L size GR-35MD)

Google up who bought who.
Yes old time Toshiba electronics lasts 30 years, even the washing machine never die just the iron carcass rotted..
However I bought one used for 4 years, I didn't even get to use it for 2 more years, it died before its 6th birthday (not cold) and declared BER (cost me rm400 for a ~1400 bucks 350L size GR-35MD)

what brand fridge is recommended? dont cook much, fridge only to make ice and store leftover.

looking for small fridge under 2k budget (if can below 1k also can)

any brands to avoid? reddit always say avoid samsung but its more like a US/EU issue

Well, I went against the flow and ordered a Hisense RQ568N4AWU from Onking for RM2,399. Their shop wont match the price offered online saying different department. My cousin intro me Haier IM525 but cost RM3k. I'm gonna give it a try and see how it fares after a couple of years. I dont cook much thus only using it to store cakes, drinks, milk, ice-cream and also nuggets etc.

Anyway, fridges looks almost the same across the board, it's hard to choose. I did shortlist a few namely Sharp and Hitachi 4 doors, both also around RM3k (Sharp got offer price since SIL work there). Was interested with the Hitachi because my mom 4 doors from 7 or 8 years ago still working fine and consume just 2.5kwh/day but saw a fella posted this freezer (I shortlisted) have ice buildup so gave up. Sharp also taken over by Foxconn.

I also tried to google about different compressor and found out that Hitachi already transfer their compressor factory in Thai to Midea in 2020 while Panasonic closed down its compressor factory in Singapore and now makes them in Melaka. I think judging from the similarities with all these fridge, chances are many of them are OEM now.

Can't believe the price has increased about 300-500MYR for RQ568N4AWU. 
Am getting this for the size & layout.

Hello, anyone ever used LG before? Any thought on this model GC-B257SLVL? Seems like the best bang for buck for its size and class.

Also, the metal cooling thing that the new refrigerators have nowadays, does it make a lot of difference in energy saving?

No one buys LG?

Ada ada!!! 

Mine was a new purchase back in 2021 Feb;  LG Door-in-door
I also have 20 yrs old Samsung.

BTW whats the question?

Hello, anyone ever used LG before? Any thought on this model GC-B257SLVL? Seems like the best bang for buck for its size and class.

Also, the metal cooling thing that the new refrigerators have nowadays, does it make a lot of difference in energy saving?

This one about the overall quality and metal cooling. Does it make a lot of difference in energy saving?

Hello, anyone ever used LG before? Any thought on this model GC-B257SLVL? Seems like the best bang for buck for its size and class.

Also, the metal cooling thing that the new refrigerators have nowadays, does it make a lot of difference in energy saving?

Electrolux always good.
My old freeze Electrolux working till today.

Energy saving came mostly from compressor equipped with inverter. You need to understand how fridge works. Initial cooling will went through freezer area before going into fridge part. Old fridge cool mainly with air from freezer. I guess once you open the door, the cool air escape and the whole cooling process begin again. My guess is that by using a small piece of metal, they are able to cool the air faster since metal is a better conductor than air, also partly also because metal dont lose it's cold instantly like cool air escaping the fridge whenever it is opened.

As long as it is an inverter fridge, the power savings will be there. Stuffs like metal cooling merely increase the cooling efficiency higher to achieve the final few percentage. My old fridge without inverter draws up 3.5kwh per day before I ditched it (meter change). Inverter fridge draws less than 1.5kwh per day.

Wow. We still using old Panasonic One.
Still going strong. Non Inverter one.

How much power did it draw? I had a smaller mitsubishi 2xxL non inverter used in office, it does not draw power non stop like my older fridge.

How do you measure ah? No idea how you measure it.