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hi I'm Andrew got part for CNET today I'm taking a look at the GE g NS 2 3G mhes this is a twenty two point seven cubic foot french door refrigerator for a budget-friendly $1,600 now if you just did a spit-take when I said a budget-friendly fridge cost sixteen hundred dollars bear in mind that French door models tend to run at the higher end of the spectrum there's definitely a difference between this guy and the $3,000 $4,000 premium French door fridges you might find there's no spill proofing on these shelves which as a messy person I really want to dump things on other things and then not have to worry about cleaning it up no folding shelves are making the organization easier it does have a turbo cool mode and an energy saver as well as an easy to use control panel so it's not like it's bare-bones it's just less than the premium competition the most interesting part of the fridge is that it actually does have a water dispenser just maybe not where you'd expect it would be it's actually on the inside of the fridge you have to open both doors in order to get your hands in there if you try just with one door I felt like I was the before shot of an infomercial I was really struggling to squeeze my arms in there and turn it on cool in theory not so great in practice I also had an issue with the last GE fridge I reviewed the GE artistry without cheap the freezer felt this one's a little bit better it's a drawer which I prefer over the hinged door but it still has that wire basket which is gonna make it easy for your food to fall through and just isn't as good as a solid drawer down there what you don't lose for this thing is performance at the default setting of 37 degrees the entire main compartment kept within a degree of the set point the doors ran a little bit warm so it wasn't perfect but then we turn the temp down to 34 degrees and once again it did really well with accuracy it's 22.7 cubic feet of space is probably gonna be more than enough for most families it fit most of our standard groceries that even fit a few of our big stress test items so the GE g NS 23 GM h es might not be as feature-rich as its premium competitors but really if you want an entry point into French door fridges this thing performs well and makes a really solid competitor for more be sure to check out my full review and all of our other fridge coverage on cnet.com for CNET appliances I'm Angie