I received my ice maker today and so far I am impressed! The maker itself is pretty quiet. The fan on the side is not very loud and stops when it dumps the ice into the ice bucket within the maker. It produces about 9 cubes every 10 minutes or so. I would recommend having a small bucket or container to place your ice in so that the ice can be placed in your freezer as this will help to keep your ice frozen. The ice maker does come with an ice scoop. I got this ice maker while it was on sale with a $25 coupon and to me, it is worth every penny. If something were to happen to this ice maker, it would be one I would consider.8/19/2023 UPDATE: Ice maker now has an issue ? A couple of days ago, this ice maker started making a LOUD noise. I think it was as it drew the water up to freeze into cubes. It would last maybe 10-30 seconds and stop. I tried leaving it off for a while and turning it back on. The noise went away for a bit but started again. I drained it & put another batch of water in to try the self cleaning function and the noise even started then. So it was left off for a day and tried the next day but to no help. The noise was still there. Soo I went and bought a well known brand name ice maker today. I was a bit bummed that this Zyerch only lasted only 3 or 4 months before any issues came up with it.