:: cracks knuckles ::
TL;dr: They are more simple, both in terms of features, and how it’s controlled. the more complicated, the higher the chance of it breaking down, especially if it has things like an ice maker mounted in the fridge portion of the unit (which is what you get if you have a ‘bottom freezer’ unit with ice on the door), multi–zone temperature control, and other things.
I bought a bottom freezer, french door with additional drawer unit in 2019, and the electronically controlled pass-through diverter vent that can trap the cold air brought up from the freezer to cool the fridge (and makes the ice maker work) failed badly. so while the freezer was making rock-hard ice cream, I had milk and other foods spoiling in the fridge because it was 55+ degrees in there, at least until I yanked out the ice maker (which was a pathetic unit that took two full days to fill the bin), which allowed the ~20 degree air to escape out into the fridge.
My next fridge when that one eventually blows it’s mainboard is going to be the cheapest freezer top apartment rental unit grade thing I can find; bonus points if it’s a mechanical control system. If we want chilled water, I can get one of those large dispenser containers, fill it from the filtered tap, and park it in the fridge.
