Product review (5 stars): Clear win for the consumer
I've always bought the "official" GE branded MWF water filter for my refrigerator but no longer. I decided to take a chance on this one - it appears to be exactly the same design and construction quality as the GE brand.and it sells for only 31% of the price of the official one! It installs the same. The only difference that I could discern was this one comes with a little sheet of stick on month labels that tell the user when it was installed. I'd always written the date of the install on the outside of the filter. Then, when I went to screw it in, most of the time the date would end up pointed toward the back of the refrigerator. The only way I could check the date was by getting out my little mechanics mirror to check it. With the stick-on labels, it's easy to install the filter and THEN apply the month sticker so it is pointing toward the front!
I was concerned by one review that said his "leaked" and the poster was having issues with the vendor. I can state that I've had no indication of any leaks at all. This fits the same as the GE brand in my refrigerator.
I can't understand why I should pay GE $41.49 for what is essentially the same thing. When you consider the GE says to replace it every 300 gallons of water (who measures these things?), and this one cuts to the chase and just says "replace in six months", why not save the extra money?  I figure I'm ahead by about $28.50 every six months. That's enough to take the wife out to a movie and popcorn. Everybody wins with this water filter!