Product review (5 stars): Outstanding garage freezer - for stand-by or continuous use.
This is being written after two weeks of operating this 7.1 cu ft Igloo freezer - I'll try update after a year or so. The compressor is so silent that I initially thought I had a failed unit. The unit however, quickly cools down to freezer temperatures and once steady-state is reached the green Run light is not on more than half the time - though I have not actually timed it. The control knob, Power and Run lights are located at the lower right of the cabinet - very inconvenient. There is only one, small, interior food basket which means you'll have to rummage about to retrieve specific items stored elsewhere within the spacious interior. An additional - perhaps deeper basket would be very handy. There is no auto-defrost, meaning you'll have to manually defrost once or twice a year. Since we bought the unit primarily as back-up in case of failure of our home refrigerator-freezer - we don't plan to run this unit continuously. Given all that, we're very satisfied with the Igloo.