I love this little ice maker!! It takes up barely any room, makes ice in a jiffy, is quiet, and the cubes are super. I am an apartment dweller, bought a big beautiful refrigerator with an ice maker, and of course, it could not be connected. So, I was stuck with ice trays again!! Hate bothering with them, they take up valuable room in the freezer, so I began looking for an ice maker. I finally settled on this little baby and it is amazing! It makes ice so easily and quickly. Set it up on the kitchen counter, put distilled water in it and leave it while I prepare for dinner or do other things. It works all by itself churning away creating little ice cubes. I check it occasionally and put the ice cubes into a zip lock bag, into the freezer while it continues to make more. I use all the water in the well and put my full bag of ice into the freezer. I love the size of the cubes; they work well in mixed drinks; soda; iced coffee; and carbonated water. Super buy. Hardly any noise and does not get hot. When I am done, I just put it away. Because it is not huge, it fits really nice into a cupboard or just on the counter. It is not hard to look at either, goes with my kitchen really well. I see no downside to it at all and highly recommend it. Great buy!