purchased this fridge to replace our 15 year old side by side. i never realized how much space i was missing till we got this fridge!! even the freezer has more room than we had in our old one! this was only 2 cubic feet bigger, but its noticably bigger when i can put a full size veggie platter, watermelon and 2 gallons of milk on the shelves and still have plenty of room for more! my husband insisted on the black stainless, and i love it!! they definately designed this to maximise usable space!!