Deciding on whether to buy a product like ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler or perhaps RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler vs RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler

ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler specs

ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler
 RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler specs

RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler
Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 2 years

Energy efficiency rating: B

Energy efficiency rating: A

Annual energy consumption: 160 kWh

Annual energy consumption: 134 kWh

Storage volume: 24 litres / 0.85 cu.ft

Type of door handle: External

Suitable for outbuildings: No

Storage volume: 23 litres

Climate class: SN – N

Suitable for outbuildings: No

Optimum ambient temperature range: 10 – 32°C

Climate class: SN / N

Noise level: 41 dB(A)

Optimum ambient temperature range: 10 – 32 °C

Colour / Finish: Black

Noise level: 38 dB(A)

SAFETY FEATURES

Colour / Finish: Black with painted finish

INSTALLATION
Temperature warning: No

WINE COOLER FEATURES

Reversible door: No – hinged on top. Door reversal is not available on this product – please do not select door reversal service when adding the product to basket.

FRIDGE INTERIOR
Temperature zones: Single

Shelves: Metal shelves x 3

Number of shelves: 2

Adjustable shelves: Yes

Number of salad crispers: None

Temperature range: 8 – 18°C

Interior light: LED

Controls: Touch controls

Adjustable shelves: No

Control position: External

CONTROLS
Digital display: – LCD
– Temperature
– Celsius or Fahrenheit temperature display

Interior light: LED

Controls: External electronic controls

ENVIRONMENTAL

Digital display: LED

ENVIRONMENTAL
CFC free: Yes

HFC free: Yes

CFC free: No

GENERAL

HFC free: No

GENERAL
Door: Hinged on right

Rear panel material: Metal

Rear panel material: Metal

Recommended installation space: – 25 mm above
– 50 mm behind

Flat back design: Yes

Flat back design: No

Box contents: – Russell Hobbs RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler
– User manual

Box contents: Essentials CWC8B15 Wine Cooler

Dimensions: 200 x 345 x 330 mm (H x W x D)

Dimensions: 475 x 260 x 505 mm (H x W x D)

Boxed dimensions: 325 x 460 x 570 mm (H x W x D)

Boxed dimensions: 495 x 300 x 535 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: 9.4 kg

Weight: 9.3 kg

Boxed weight: 10.8 kg

Boxed weight: 10.3 kg

Price: £59.99

Price: £79.99

Number of Reviews: 295

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 8.9 / 10

Review Score: 8.1 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler or RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 203 products in the same category as ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler, which is the Fridges category. Of these 203 products the average price was £476.42, the most expensive was £2249 and the cheapest was just £3.99. We then looked at the price of the 203 in the same as the RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler, which of course the average was £476.42, top price was £2249 and cheapest £3.99.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Essentials and Russell Hobbs, the average was £79.44 for Essentials, £52.09 for Russell Hobbs. The max for each was £280/£149 and minimum was £0.97/£14.79

Price analysis of ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler

Price analysis of RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler

  • ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler
  • Capacity: 8 bottles
  • Temperature range: 8-18°C
  • Single temperature zone
  • One-year manufacturer’s guarantee
  • Store your wine at optimum temperature with the Essentials CWC8B15 Wine Cooler in stylish black.The CWC8B15 holds eight 75cl wine bottles and features an adjustable temperature range of 8-18¬∫C for keeping red, white or rose wine at optimum temperature.The CWC8B15 Cooler features a sleek black finish with enhanced blue light LCD temperature display for precise control – you can choose to display the temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit.Keep your wine at optimum drinking temperature with the Essentials CWC8B15 Wine Cooler and bring out its full flavour and aroma.
  • Product codes: 5017416541022
  • RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler
  • Capacity: 8 bottles
  • Temperature range: 8-18°C
  • Single temperature zone
  • Fancy a cool drink from the fridge? Keep them handy in Russell Hobbs RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler.Display your ice-cold beverages nicely while also creating more space in your main fridge. And there’s no need to worry about bottles rolling around thanks to contoured shelves that hold them in place.See what’s in your personal minibar at a glance thanks to the glass door and internal light. A stylish LED display gives you total temperature control. Pop this mini fridge in your flat or office space for cold drinks on the fly.
  • Product codes: 5060210925857

What’s better ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler or RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler?

There are obviously a number of differences between ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler and RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £59.99 cost of ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler is closer to the expectation you had than the £79.99 pricep point of RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler and RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler scores 8.4 out of 10 from 295 reviews. Whereas RH8WC1 Drinks Cooler scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Fridges as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



ESSENTIALS CWC8B15 Wine Cooler



Rating:
9.43 out of
10