Unpacked my new ice maker on Christmas day, read and followed the cleaning and setup instructions, and 20 minutes later I had what I call 'smunch ice'! I also ordered a supply of Styrofoam cups and lids from a different vendor, and now I have a seemingly endless supply of movie style ice and cold drinks. I love this icemaker and hope it lasts for a long time!

Our family is loving having an always ready supply of the best just right crunchy nuggets of ice in view on the countertop. From ice water to cold smoothies to iced coffee, all are much easier to make when your ice is just a scoop away. Game changer.

Skeptical at first, quickly changed our minds as we were enjoying “sonic” type ice within an hour of plugging it in. The only downside is that the scoop is a bit difficult to use and almost always end up with a few pieces of ice on the counter. I would suggest a fold down front on the ice bin to make it easier and cleaner to get the ice with the scoop.

We recently purchased this Opal 2.0 with the side tank. We really love it so far! The side tank allows us to make a lot more ice without having to constantly fill up the inside tank of all the other ice makers we have tried. So far the expensive price has been well worth it.

I am SO jealous of all the great reviews for this product. We have been working with GE Customer Support for nearly 3 months now on either repairing or replacing our Opal icemaker. We purchased this in May and by August, it had stopped making ice. GE sent us another one (took nearly two months to arrive). This one (apparently a refurbished unit) didn't work either! We loved the wonderful Sonic-like ice during the FOUR MONTHS it actually worked.

Cleaning is a bit cumbersome. Bleaching once a week seems excessive, but for as expensive of an ice machine this is, who am I to argue if I want to keep it working properly. Wifi scheduling feature is awesome. I set mine to start at 430am so we have enough ice for two adults come time to leave the house. All in all I love the machine, just wish it were faster and didn't require as frequent cleaning.

The quality of the machine is excellent. It makes the good eating ice pellets. Everything works as advertised with no big surprises. There are some things that I’ve noticed over time that could use improvement. The noise is a little annoying when the machine is running. The cleaning and sanitation procedure is time consuming. The weight of the machine makes cleaning a chore sometimes. Some upgrade toward convenience of use would help justify the price.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This ice maker is better than I would have expected. The set up process was easy by following the quick start guide, the only place of slight confusion was #5 in the steps was missed but appeared to be more of a numbering error than direction error. The ice maker was quick and started producing ice right away. It was relatively quiet and looked sleek with the light. The ice was easy to scoop and didn't freeze together. It made my drink taste that much better! All of my guests were impressed and it was convenient to not have people in and out of my freezer trying to get ice. I highly recommend this product and can't wait to use it again!

I love this new Opal ice maker. Looks great. Compact stylish design that blends well with all the other appliances. Its quiet with just a very low hum when in operation. A few little ticks as the nuggets of ice are dispensed when they hit the plastic bin. Don't even notice it's there until you need ice. Only issue I've had is getting the controls to work on wifi/app. App brings up the ice maker and shows status, however it does not have any effect on it when you try to use any of the control functions (doesn't cycle power or light). But all in all, not a function I use that much anyway.

In less than 8 months the Opal Nugget maker stopped making ice and would go from defrost mode to make ice mode and back and forth. Refunds are only given if the machine stops working after 60 days. One year warranty only covers you for a used refurbished replacement. No thanks.