Product review (3 stars): Pricy and an Absolute Bear to Install (In OUR Bosch Model)
Though I live in an area with hard water, for 20+ years I've felt that our water tastes fine right from the tap (and studies confirm that), and that water filters are just another way for the manufacturers to make money.

Our two previous refrigerators, both GEs, had water filters. Those filters came in a TWO PACK for $20, later $30. They screwed in in the back right side of the refrigerator, and took perhaps 30 seconds.

This %^&%$& turkey costs twice as much and took 20 minutes the last time I had to install it, not because it isn't easy to screw in, but it's such a nightmare to get to in OUR Bosch refrigerator. (Bosch : B22CS50SNS 22 cu. ft.) It was so bad that the first time we replaced the filter, we had to call service, and even he had trouble getting the front panel to drop so that he could get to the old filter.

Perhaps the ease of installation has to do with the side-by-side you have. But at $80 a year, I still think it's highway robbery. I've never seen them go on sale, and one day I might just turn off the flashing display that says "Change Filter."