Product review (5 stars): More Expensive Than Off Brand But...
This is the exact water filter recommended by Samsung for our new refrigerator. I was very tempted to try some of the after market water filters but decided, given the varied ratings of those filters, that I would just stick with Samsung's recommendation.  I weighed the price of these filters (yes, they are more expensive) to what I would save on getting after market filters and decided it just wasn't worth the risk. We paid too much for this refrigerator to try to save a few dollars every year, especially if there is the potential that the after market filters could cause problems. I did save a few dollars by getting three at the same time, but still not as much as I would have saved had I gone with the cheaper knock offs. But now I don't have to worry about anything happening as a result of using a discounted water filter.