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Xbox Series X Mini Fridge pre orders start on October 19th - Available at retail in December for $99 (£89/€99)
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Yikes, I think I'm glad I didn't get an order in now and I think I'll be skipping this.
Yeah, honestly the fan noise is a bit of a bummer. I guess that's due to the design being such that you don't actually set a temperature on the thing... It just runs.
Saw a 'real' mini fridge at Costco today for $79. Maybe I should have just bought that lol.
Might try to sell this off to someone locally for like half price.
Saw a 'real' mini fridge at Costco today for $79. Maybe I should have just bought that lol.
Might try to sell this off to someone locally for like half price.
This sounds like a bust. I ordered for my office, but it's still in the shipping box and is trending toward a return to Target. Oh well.
I can't seriously believe people didn't know what this was gonna be. I had a novelty mini fridge in the shape of a Coke can in my room as a kid and it was noisy. This looked like it would be exactly the same kind of design when they unveiled it.
But "yikes", "oof" etc etc
But "yikes", "oof" etc etc
How did you get one from Target? I'm still trying to get one and have been unsuccessful.
Thanks for the heads up, only wanted this for the novelty and could use a drink fridge in my office. Will definitely pass now
They just popped up in stock this morning (HotStock) for shipping. So I impulse grabbed one!
Interesting… so you're telling me Wario64 failed me? I need to learn about HotStock apparently.
Yeah these little units are thermoelectric. The fan on my Sobro smart side table is a little noisy at times also, it is just a trade off for not having the weight / energy usage of a full refrigeration system.
We have a Sprite pop machine shaped one here too, but it isn't even plugged in, not very useful/efficient and my endtable already has one.
I've found HotStock to be really efficient. Wario doesn't always tweet the drops, but he does a stellar job.
HotStock FTW! Got a notification from that this morning, and successfully placed an order. Thanks again!
This thing really is loud AF.
I love it though, and just hope I get used to it in my office.
Congrats!
I love it though, and just hope I get used to it in my office.
Congrats!
I haven't looked at mine to see but I wonder if the fan could be replaced with a high quality ultra quiet PC fan.
Just found 2, bought 1, at my local Target and several in the area said they had stock. The Target app/website said it was in a different aisle than I found it in - if anyone's store says they have stock and don't see it right away, look in the game misc/clearance aisles.
Not sure if true - but I read on reddit that a "revised" version is now out, that has an on/off and eco switch. Mine has the eco switch, not sure if that's bad information or not, hopefully means it doesn't run constantly/isn't as loud. Turning it on now "on" is quite loud and "eco" is about 1/2 volume.
Not sure if true - but I read on reddit that a "revised" version is now out, that has an on/off and eco switch. Mine has the eco switch, not sure if that's bad information or not, hopefully means it doesn't run constantly/isn't as loud. Turning it on now "on" is quite loud and "eco" is about 1/2 volume.
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I will never buy a cheap fridge like these again. I had a sprite one, and the wires shorted or something and it switched to heating mode (I noticed a burning plastic smell, tore it apart and the screws and everything were rusted to hell after only a short time too) and it could have burned my house down. I really only had it for like two or three months. I just had it for sodas in my game room, not worth the risk with cheap electrical components and they're incredibly inefficient.
In case anyone here's in the San Francisco Bay Area, I just picked up an Xbox Series X Replica Mini Fridge from the Fashion Island Target in San Mateo. They had 4 when I arrived, and they were stacked beside the register counter in the electronics section. I commented to the person ringing up my purchase that I thought it was really odd that the other Targets in the area were out but they happened to have 4, and he was just like, "Nobody's buying them." Stock disappeared pretty quickly yesterday from the various stores near me, and I apparently missed out on the ones they had at the Target in Colma that day.
I just got one as a gift.
Don't think I would have bought this for myself as I'm reading about the fan and the fear of it burning down my house.
Anyone here who has this do you keep it running 24/7?
Don't think I would have bought this for myself as I'm reading about the fan and the fear of it burning down my house.
Anyone here who has this do you keep it running 24/7?
Picked one up before the holidays - definitely a bit loud, but honestly I just have it on in my home office where most of the time I have some sort of video/audio going so it isn't a huge deal.
I think it was worth the price, but I am definitely in their target audience of Xbox fan and what not.
I received mine, but I haven't plugged it in. I can't find a great place and don't want my house to burn down. It's currently an enormous paperweight, but I don't plan to return it.
I had mine set up at work in my office, and when I walked in yesterday morning to a loud rattling and water on the counter too it was sitting on, my heart broke.
It was a nice month with it. Target CS person was even genuinely sad it was broken. 😅
I'm only using mine on weekends. No way I'm leaving that on 24/7. Do love having a fridge in my game room now.
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I guess they are available in US outside target now. Beware though, reviews are mostly meh.
So, mine started icing up a lot on the top which starts hitting the fan, causing it to grind heh.
I'm curious if replacing the fan would help?
I'm curious if replacing the fan would help?
Same thing happened to mine. I took everything out, unplugged it, and put a bowl in there to let it defrost. It was fine after that, so I assume I'll have to do that every 4 months or so. No idea if replacing the fan would prevent the issue.
Y'all leaving it on all the time? How's that working out? ☺️
I was hesitant as they say don't use it for too long.