Top-Freezer

• Traditional top-freezer refrigerators feature a smaller freezer section placed above a larger refrigerated section. They are one of the most common and least expensive models. Most top-freezer models offer more usable space per cubic foot than other styles and have wider shelves that are easier to access. Repair costs are typically lower than other styles of refrigerators and the doors open wide to allow shelves and bins to be removed and cleaned easily.
  
  

Bottom-Freezer

• Increasing in popularity, bottom-freezer models are built with the refrigerator on the top. They are one of the most energy-efficient styles. Bottom-freezer styles owe much of their popularity to placing the most frequently used levels of the refrigerator at eye level. While bending is required to move items in and out of the freezer portion, it is not necessary for use of the refrigerator section, which is typically used much more often than the freezer.
  
  

Side-by-Side

• Side-by-side refrigerators offer a freezer that runs the entire length of the unit on one side, usually the left, and a refrigerator unit on the other. Most side-by-side units also have additional popular features such as ice makers and water and ice dispensers on the front of the freezer door. This makes them especially popular with large families. Side-by-side units often offer more space and better organization of the freezer section. The doors are not as wide as top-freezer and bottom-freezer units, so they can be placed in tight spots where wide doors could pose a problem.
  
  

French-Door

• French-door refrigerators have a lower freezer like bottom-freezer styles, and double doors on the top, like a side-by-side. They combine the eye-level convenience of a lower-freezer refrigerator with the space-saving narrower doors of a side-by-side. They are also generally more energy-efficient than side-by-side units and offer more storage per cubic foot.