Danby Compact Refrigerator DCR031B1BSLDD 3.1 Cu.Ft. E-Star Mini Fridge

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1. Lost Horizon Verified Buyer – 2 July 2024

   Super little fridge and freezer for the price. Takes a LOOOOONG time to get cool from the first plug-in (48 hours + – read the instructions), but after that, it’s nice and chilly. Great for beverages, ice cream treats, and it has a fruit and vegetable tray, too. Very happy.
   

2. Lori Verified Buyer – 14 September 2024

   I bought this for my bedroom and it really coordinates good with my bedroom/office furnishings. The color choice of black with stainless steel easily works good with my Ashley dark cherry wood desk and chair. Second having the separate freezer above easily stores multiple frozen food items. I like that, and I think in the long run that will cut down on defrosting time. Yes, these are manual defrosting, but it’s not a big chore like their kitchen cousins. Lastly, buy with confidence, quality, and no buyers remorse. I did! I did a short survey with Danby when I registered it online and got my warranty extended for free.
   

3. rb Verified Buyer – 27 October 2024

   So far the refrigerator freezer works well. It came with a large dent in the freezer section door which makes it look used and that is sad because it did not have to happen if the product were packaged well. But when you use thin cardboard and thin Styrofoam this customer gets a damaged machine that is hard to return.
   

4. Peter Leclair Verified Buyer – 2 November 2024

   Excellent Fridge at an excellent price. Works great and simple to install. Hint – let fridge stand upright for 24 hours before plugging in and slide into its final placement. This allows the cooling agent to settle properly before operational. From a refrigerator technician. Operates perfectly and great to have the freezer separated from the fridge area. If you need a bar fridge this one is fantastic.
   

5. Nicholas R Farley Verified Buyer – 13 December 2024

   Just the right size for one person/small apartment.

   Update: I have now been using this fridge for about two years and have two observations that don’t significantly affect the star #s but which I have learned and might be helpful to anyone who has bought, or is thinking of buying one of these.
   1. The compressor seems to be under a panel at the back of the fridge and which intrudes into the rear part of the main compartment at the back of the interior. I found that if eggs were stored in their (dozen) boxes, the first 2-4 eggs, facing the back of the compartment are mainly frozen and cracked. It’s probably because the compressor is so close that it tends to make that part of the fridge colder than expected and so freezes the eggs in their box.
   2. I wasn’t prepared (my fault) for the fact that this fridge needs manual defrosting fairly regularly This may be because of necessary size constraints and isn’t a huge deal, but can be a bit irritating.
   Overall though – excellent fridge with minor quirks that are easy to get used to. Would still recommend.
   

6. Danby Mini Fridge Review Verified Buyer – 5 January 2025

   Bought this for my upstairs kitchen to replace an older one that made my food & drinks freeze. This one refrigerated my food & drinks even and the freezer work well too. If anyone’s wondering if the fridge has a light, it has 1 incandescent 10watt light included. The “stainless steel” color is more like a grey color so don’t expect to be a real stainless steel but its decent. Enough room to store my food & drinks in for 1 person. The compressor is a little noisy but isn’t too bad. Good quality & price range.

   

7. David Boehm Verified Buyer – 19 January 2025

   Just got this refrigerator a week ago. It was well packaged and had no dents. I cannot believe the quality of this item. It truly is a miniature version of a regular size refrigerator. I wanted the two doors so that I had more freezer capacity and I got what I wanted. So far the refrigerator has been very quiet not to mention attractive. The light inside the refrigerator sure makes it easy to see items
   

8. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 22 January 2025

   Great Made ice cubes in 6 hrs, Looks good. Runs quiet.
   Delivery was terrable they droped it on it’s top corner right at the hinge bent the hinge and damaged the corner of the door. Foam was all crushed on top looks like they rolled it up to the house.
   

9. 2MARKO Verified Buyer – 15 February 2025

   Bought this for my upstairs kitchen to replace an older one that made my food & drinks freeze. This one refrigerated my food & drinks even and the freezer work well too. If anyone’s wondering if the fridge has a light, it has 1 incandescent 10watt light included. The “stainless steel” color is more like a grey color so don’t expect to be a real stainless steel but its decent. Enough room to store my food & drinks in for 1 person. The compressor is a little noisy but isn’t too bad. Good quality & price range.
   

10. Darlene Cordova Verified Buyer – 20 February 2025

    I wanted to wait before I rushed off to reviewing this product. I’ve had it for a bit over a month now and I have to say I really do enjoy it. The reason I bought this to begin with was the price range, I didn’t want to spend $200+ on something I wasn’t sure would get here undamaged or even work after some of the reviews I had read on other products. Luckily I chose this one. It arrived in perfect condition! No dents at all which made me very happy. It runs very quietly, I have this in my bedroom and I literally don’t even notice it’s on even when I’m sleeping. The size is nice too, the only drawback is the rack for canned drinks that I don’t really buy but I just use it for other things if I need space. Freezer works perfectly and can fit a lot of food for one person. I like that there are multiple temperature settings (1-7) for the refrigerator part. This is a really good purchase if you’re on a budget.
    

11. CoolGorilla Verified Buyer – 5 March 2025

    Best of both worlds, it’s about 4 feet tall and has a great look to it. The freezer can fit a 12 pack of drinks (mine if full of ice cream) and the fridge can hold a week’s worth of food for one person (if the person likes to cook, I have veggies and fruits in there as well as a liter soda). As with any fridge, do not tip. Fridges, including minifridges, contain freon that allow it to keep food cool, the freon leaks when tipped (I did not put mine to the side but learned this information from someone who was helped me get the minifridge out of the box).
    

12. JOshodi Verified Buyer – 5 March 2025

    It’s just perfect for my bedroom…exactly what I wanted. It chills my beer, wines and coconut water:)
    

13. Zev Verified Buyer – 6 March 2025

    I normally dont give 5 stars, but I bought this guy 10 years ago and it’s still running great. I am buying another one now because an RCA one i bought 4 days ago just died.
    

14. jc Verified Buyer – 9 April 2025

    I’m so glad I went through the hassle of ordering this wonderful compact fridge. It works perfectly. The effort to finally get the one I had ordered required one-on-one assistance from customer service, and although I suffered some serious frustration, the end result was an amazing rep named Amari who saved the day. Thank you, Amari. Great effort to satisfy your customer.

    So, thankfully I had read about the importance of letting the unit rest after delivery. I didn’t want to take any chances so I gave it a full 24-hours before plugging it in. And it works GRRRRReat! I love this little fridge, and there’s more room in it than I had imagined. Perfect for my needs. Thank you!