Product review (5 stars): Great refrigerator with nice features!
We wanted a cabinet depth refrigerator as we don't like our fridge sticking out too far from the cabinets.  We had a GE prior to this one and I swore I would never buy another GE refrigerator again.  It was about 10 years old and was their top of the line cabinet depth back then.  Thank goodness for extended warranty as we had numerous calls on it which unfortunately continued after when we had to pay about another $400 to keep it running.  Ferraris have this sort of maintenance needs, not GE appliances....

I was looking at Samsung and LG options and was sold on going that route when my wife found this model online.  I was not thrilled about it, but agreed to look at it since she liked the looks and features.  A local large box home appliance retailer said they could get it for me and the price was right - with their 5 year extended warranty - so I went ahead with it.

So far it has been a very nice refrigerator.  I really like the LED lighting.  It really lights up the interior so much better than the old incandescent bulbs of the past.  And it gives it a rich look.  The LCD panel on the front is an attractive feature and does things like tell you how much water you're dispensing in ounces.  Very nice, for example, if you want need 8 ounces of water.  It counts it off for you.  It also has a neat animated background when in use.  Just a nice detail that makes it feel "rich" without being gimmicky.

The hot water dispenser is a very unique feature I have not seen on any other refrigerator. It is good for tea, soups, etc.  It takes several minutes to warm up, as you may expect, but is more convenient that boiling water on the stove.  So far we've only used it a few times, but I can see where this would be a handy feature once you remember you actually have it.

It runs quiet and efficiently.  The ice maker works very well.  It took about 8 to 12 hours before ANY ice was made so don't be alarmed if you don't see any ice making activity for the first 6 or 8 hours. I was ready to call service on this but it must take time for it to get started. (Yes, I know ice doesn't freeze instantly....  It just seemed to be a long time until ANY was made.)

The freezer has multiple levels and 2 pull out drawers, so organizing your food should be easy.  Going from a side-by-side to this will take some getting used to, but we don't have a ton of freezer stuff and we have a second refrigerator in the garage where we keep items less often used, so ours is still mostly empty. You will have to judge this based on your own habits.

The "fun" feature is the ability to use the LCD panel as an electronic picture frame.  I am a gadget person so I tried this out.  There is a USB port under a rubber cover where the ice/water dispense.  THIS IS NOT documented in the manual so I had to find it on my own. It immediately recognized the USB drive and uploaded the pictures.  Note, it only does a full overwrite of what is on there, so you can't simply add or delete pictures. Load your pictures on a USB drive, plug it in, and it simply replaces everything on the fridge with what is on your drive. When you use the panel for water or ice, it will then display your pictures for some period of time as a slide show(not sure how long - 10 minutes maybe?)  Unfortunately GE engineers don't allow any customization of this feature. It's just an upload and display item; you can't adjust anything about how they display.  There is NO documentation in the manual that I could find so if you like this feature you will have to sort this out on your own. (See my reply below with a more detailed explanation of this process!)

Overall our first month has gone well.  The store explained that the manufacture of GE refrigerators has moved from Mexico back to the US and they've seen an uplift in quality. (I did look and my old GE was made in Mexico and this one is made at Appliance Park in Kentucky.)  So will see how that plays out long term.  Given the Cafe line is supposed to be their best, I anticipate much better service than the Artica model I had before.