Buying 2 small fridges vs 1 full size? Advice

In the market for a new fridge, and been looking at a lot of different options. Our current fridge is a standard size and about 21 or 22 cu ft. It's about 25 years old so I can't really find exact info on it.

I'm considering two different options:

Buying 2 of these: http://ift.tt/1KHc7M6

Or buying this: http://ift.tt/18yst8f

I've spent a few days looking at fridges, and for our space, (width and height don't matter, but depth is terrible) these are the best options I've found.

The 2 small ones would fit better in my location, cost about 1/3 the what the other one cost, and provide some redundancy in case one fails. Also, we could buy one now and see how much space we end up using. Then buy a 2nd IF we actually do need it.

The big one would look nicer, but stick out a few more inches, has built in water/ice along with other bells and whistles, and the side-by-side doors actually make it so when the door is fully open, there's about an extra 2 inches of space compared to other fridges. According to the info on Home Depot's site, they should use about the same amount of energy.

Or does anyone know of a fridge option I may be overlooking? I'm wanting to stick to a depth about 28" or less total. I like the recessed handles to reduce depth even more, but width and height don't matter. It could be 5' wide and 8' tall. The only ones like this that I've seen are built-ins that cost over $9000 and I'd get the kitchen remodeled and buy something else before doing that.

No one in my household really cares about an ice maker (Just takes up freezer room), but water in the door would be nice. Currently using a filtering pitcher for water and that just takes up more fridge space that we could use especially if we got something smaller. And sadly, we can't put a filter directly on the faucet. Also, we don't have a water line run so that's another expense or project to consider. I haven't found anything that has water but not ice except some European model fridges that cost nearly $2000.

Submitted March 11, 2015 at 12:23AM by HUct http://ift.tt/1wqmWf0 Advice