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It's not just a "name brand costs more!!!" situation. The name-brand GE filters (for the type I used to buy) eliminate/reduce lead, chlorine, plus "5 trace pha

It's not just a "name brand costs more!!!" situation. The name-brand GE filters (for the type I used to buy) eliminate/reduce lead, chlorine, plus "5 trace pharmaceuticals" and 15 other contaminants. The bargain bin filters (HDX, in this scenario) only eliminate/reduce lead, chlorine, "tastes and odors." GE - https://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-Genuine-MWF-Water-Filter-for-GE-Refrigerators-MWF/204635201 https://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-Genuine-MWF-Water-Filter-for-... HDX - https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-Water-Filter-for-GE-Refrigerators-2-Pack-HDX2PKDS0/206621305 https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-Water-Filter-for-GE-Refriger...

cameldrv 7y ago
It looks to me like both of them are an activated carbon filter. They're going to filter the same things.
michaelmrose 7y ago
Which of those contaminants are a actually in your water?
notyourday 7y ago
You do realize that in most of the cases name brand is store brand are made by the same companies on the same lines and the customers are paying for the label which you know due to marketing?
- LgWoodenBadger 7y ago
  I literally just said that was not the case in this scenario and I provided evidence why. If you can demonstrate that the store brand filters are the same, despite not advertising the ability to filter the same chemicals and pharmaceuticals then sure, you win. My point was that the “name-brand costs more for no reason” is not always true. FFS
  - notyourday 7y ago
    It is probably an identical filter made by the same factory with a different description written by different people because different agencies were involved. I have no interest in buying and disassembling the filters to compare them but since they are both charcoal filters they are the same. If they were not, then one of them would be advertised as a charcoal filter and the other one would be advertised as a charcoal filter + some other filter.

cameldrv 7y ago

It looks to me like both of them are an activated carbon filter. They're going to filter the same things.

michaelmrose 7y ago

Which of those contaminants are a actually in your water?

notyourday 7y ago

You do realize that in most of the cases name brand is store brand are made by the same companies on the same lines and the customers are paying for the label which you know due to marketing?

LgWoodenBadger 7y ago
I literally just said that was not the case in this scenario and I provided evidence why. If you can demonstrate that the store brand filters are the same, despite not advertising the ability to filter the same chemicals and pharmaceuticals then sure, you win. My point was that the “name-brand costs more for no reason” is not always true. FFS
- notyourday 7y ago
  It is probably an identical filter made by the same factory with a different description written by different people because different agencies were involved. I have no interest in buying and disassembling the filters to compare them but since they are both charcoal filters they are the same. If they were not, then one of them would be advertised as a charcoal filter and the other one would be advertised as a charcoal filter + some other filter.