Beautiful design along with the convenience of fresh made ice anytime! The side tank takes the worry away of having to continually refill the water reservoir. The automatic cleaning feature is nice to have and gives peace of mind that you will have a clean machine making clean ice. The ice is small and chewable and does not melt quickly! Overall, we are enjoying our ice maker very much!

Best counter top ice maker I’ve ever owned. (Had 2 different brands that were half the price but I’m glad I pulled the trigger on the GE finally) First GE lasted 2 years. I didn’t clean it very often. Just bought a second I will take better care of.

Once the machine has cycled through the water cycle for the first few minutes the ice starts coming out quickly. Impressed with the amount of ice made in the first few hours. Ice us just like Bob's Big Boy and Sonic ice! We got the machine with the side tank and it is so much easier to fill.

I've looked at tons of ice makers, including commercial models and I was leery about a counter-top model. This is the one! The pellet ice is amazing, it makes ice fast and the side mount water compartment makes filling easy, without having to stop ice production. My guests are curious when they see it and jealous after trying the ice. It's fairly large for a counter-top model, but it does fit under my upper cabinets just fine. Call me happy with my purchase and no, I did not receive any incentive for this review.

We bought this to supplement our refrigerator ice maker for lake life. So far, it works just as advertised. About 20 min after starting, it starts outputting quality ice. We don’t use it in continuous mode. Generally, a batch is enough for us. We are enjoying it very much.

I am very disappointed in the Opal 2. I had the previous version Opal 1, I had to replace it twice during the first year because it kept breaking down. I love the ice though so I thought I would try the newer version. Unfortunately the side tank is smaller and needs constant refilling and the ice maker produces ice much slower.

I love that this ice maker is really fast at producing ice. I couldn’t believe that just 20 minutes after filling the water tank we had ice. The only down side I’ve found is that the ice bucket collected condensation and dripped when opened. I think if it was better insulated this wouldn’t be such a problem. I needed to turn it off and empty when not using the ice regularly.

Our Samsung refrigerator ice make has always been a pain since we bought it. Clogs up weekly . Complaining to my husband constantly, he bought me this for Christmas! I LOVE IT! the best ice for us ice lovers! Small and soft, perfect. we only use the fridge for ice water now.

I am giving four stars and not five just due to the length of time I've had the machine. So far no problems and we are loving it. Can't imagine getting without the side tank as we are going through this ice pretty quickly. I do wish you could fill the side tank without removing it every time.

My family (5 of us at home) are using tons of pellet ice... loving it. This machine keeps up with us just fine... and has revolutionized our hydration lives. Great ice... quiet operation... low maintenance. The ice is a treat in itself and makes all our drinks treats.