silkworm001 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2012 Intend to get a new fridge and had filtered to these two brand. Hitachi RZ481EMSX Panasonic BW465XSSGPrice wise, about the sameBoth are 4 ticksSize about the samePanasonic is newer than the Hitachi.Any comment from user on either these two model ?Thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uris 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2012 RZ481EMSX has a top freezer and uses the R-134A coolant, which is not HFC free (will contribute to greenhouse gas but not ozone. Ozone is CFC).BW465XSSG has a bottom freezen and uses the new R-600A coolant, which is HFC free. Note that the bottom freezer is drawer type, so could be kind of hard for older people/pregnant ladies to use and loading can be an issue since you have to stack items. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
