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This freezer/cooler has great cooling...works well thus far...24 hours. Problem is, it isn't really optimized for storage. I like the compressor on top. It claims 13.2 gallons or 50 liters...I can tell you, unless you just fill it with water, it won't hold 13.2 gallons. An example, if you used gallon milk jugs, you might fit 6 inside with some space around the edges for other stuff. Looks to me more like 10-11 gallons at best. Also, the cooler I got wasn't made by Cho sports. It was some company named Massimo. Anyway, so far for what it holds, it works.
edit: It has no interior light either...using A/C power, when compressor is on it uses between 48 and 82 watts (it goes up and down), when the compressor is off it uses 1.2 watts.
After a few days there is a slight frost layer on the interior walls, that layer was there after 24 hours and hasn't gotten thicker 2 days after that. Frost is often caused by opening and closing the door frequently.
edit: 07/29/2020 - Freezer still going strong on 24/7 in our place. We can't even hear the compressor unless we are next to it and everything else is off. So far, so good.
To deal with the lack of an internal light, we bought a pack of stick on motion sensing lights (they sell them on Amazon, of course). Now when we open the top, the light comes on. Just make sure to stick it high up on the cooler wall so it doesn't get in the way.
We'd much rather hook this up to our generator than a full size fridge during a power outage. Big savings on wattage.
edit: 10/10/2020 - yup...still working. No issues thus far.
edit 12/15/2020 - Still working great. 6 monthaversary.
edit: 05/22/2021 - Still going strong. 11 months 24 hours a day in our home on A/C power.
edit: 07/23/2021 - Working great...I've defrosted it 2x since buying it and the frost layer never got
more than about 1/8th of an inch and then only where the coils are located under the freezer walls.
July 2020 · Automotive · verified purchase