Two factors really delayed our purchase of the GE Profile Opal nugget ice maker - shockingly high price, and - lower daily capacity than the standard countertop ice maker (24 lbs instead of the typical 26 lbs) HOWEVER, here is why the GE Profile Opal nugget ice maker is well worth it: #1 - in the last 5 years we've gone through at least 5 or 6 countertop ice makers. They are super difficult to clean. They either stopped working within a year or the internal plastics broke. The last one we had was so dirty we used bleach/water and it corroded the chrome plated parts that touch the water to make ice. In other words, we've spent almost as much in total as the price of the GE Profile Opal! #2 - although the standard ice makers make 26 lbs per day, the internal baskets are small (with just enough for maybe two cups-full of ice) and stop producing ice until you take some out of the basket. There are four of us at home and there was NEVER enough ice for all of us! With the GE Profile Opal, because it is nugget ice (small pieces) and the basket holds a lot of ice, we can easily fill up 5 or 6 cups completely full of ice and it makes more fairly quickly. 24 lbs per day all of the sudden seems more than adequate! #3 - the standard countertop ice makers are virtually impossible to clean. I've actually broken the plastics on at least two of those machines while cleaning and one of them stopped working after a cleaning. The GE Profile Opal is still a bit of work to clean as you have to drain water through the tube from the back, but it's much easier and better! #4 - nugget ice is just the BEST ice!!!! Sorry, I know that is a personal perspective but WE LOVE IT. A great day for us was going to Sonic and get a drink with nugget ice. Now we can do it at home!!! If the GE Profile Opal fails before at least 5 years, Frankly, I will be VERY upset but at this point we are super glad we purchased it. I do which is was a bit less expensive but if it last 5 years, it is very much worth it.

The Opal 2.o has exceeded al expectations. It provide high quality nugget ice and does so in quick fashion! I have entertained three times with 8-10 guests and did not run out of ice at any time for several drinks per person! Very happy with this purchase.

The best ice machine EVER!! It's absolutely perfect. Perfect soft ice biggest!! It's quiet, you can use the app and set when you want it to make ice! It's incredibly indulgent, but after 3 cheap ice makers we researched, read all the good reviews and watched YouTube videos. It was clear this is the best model on the market. I'm thankful we bought this! With summer here, cocktails are a breeze and iced coffee is even better with nugget ice!!

The ice maker was easy to setup, and updated the software, I really enjoy being able to control certain features via wifi, and I made my decision to buy this product as opposed to others base on YouTube rating, it is a bit pricy but after using it I think it worths the price

I think it is simple to install and keep up, featuring a user-friendly design that is soft on teeth. Nevertheless, a few customers have mentioned problems with the noise level, including the pump producing loud sounds or clicking repeatedly. There are varying views on its functionality, cost-effectiveness, dimensions, and ease of cleaning.

I grew up on Route64 big drinks from Sonic in East Texas. There aren't many Sonic's out in the country cornfields up where I moved to help my elderly momma. NOW I CAN HAVE THE NEXT BEST THING TO SONIC ICE!!! The GE Profile Opal Ice maker. It was easy to set up, works independently and self contained. It's an BEST ALL-AROUND MACHINE! It's helping make this house seem more like a home.

We love our ice maker. We love the movability we use it outside during cookouts swimming on these hot summer days. Makes every beverage ice cold nuggets are the perfect size for any drink. Love the Wi-Fi features allows me to turn off and on without going in and out of the house.

Absolutely love the ice but the machine makes some very loud noises. I previously owned another ice maker at a much lower price point that failed after 1 year so I upgraded to this machine but for the price I'm surprised at how loud it is. Especially because I bought the 2.0.

After 3 months Needs water light comes on when tank and side tank are full. I've unplugged it and replug it and sometimes it started working for a few days then need water light comes back on. It defective and you won't do anything about it. For what I paid for this it should have lasted longer than this. I won't buy another GE product again.

We have the machine in a busy office. We loved it when we first received it. Loved the nugget ice! I cleaned it every couple weeks. However, less than 6 months in it seems the pump has gone out. We are in the middle of working with the company on replacing it. We will see how it goes.