We owned the first generation Opal ice maker, and it was very good. Liked it so much, got a second one. The newer one made some good improvements - such as being quieter, less "squeaks" and noise when making ice. Fit and finish seems a little more refined. The ice bin appears to be a new design so it is less likely to pull all the way out by accident. So far so good!

We originally participated in the kickstarter for Opal. We loved our original Opal. It did have some issues and finally died 2 years ago. We said we would not buy another one because of the price. For 2 long years, we had bagged ice from every store and restaurant in town. We had ice from the fridge door, ice from trays, and nothing compares to an Opal. The Opal 2.0 by GE is WORTH EVERY PENNY! They have taken all the issues we had with the original Opal and made them disappear! The noise, the size, the weight, the lack of extra dispenser. I mean EVERYTHING! This is an ice lover's dream come true!

It's so good to always have this type of ice on hand. It's great for my wife and myself. Makes additional ice rather quickly too! Would highly recommend as an excellent ice maker for your countertop. I like the way it recycles the water from melted ice.

Alright, so this little thing has really been putting out, and this family of 4 keeps it busy. We have an open floor plan and it makes a little noise when its making ice, but so does this family of four. Every once in a while it sounds like the auger or conveyor may 'squeal' or something, but we got over that pretty quickly and just all laugh at it now or say, 'Use the Force'.

My wife is a big fan of “Sonic ice”. She has me stop by and purchase their ice whenever we have a party or family gathering. Now, we have this ice made right on our countertop! Our granddaughters love it and it’s become a treat that they like to have whenever they come over. We talked about buying on of these for years and then we received on with the side reservoir as a Christmas present from our kids. It was the best Christmas present ever!!

I've wanted a ice machine for a long time. My hubby & kids surprised me with this one. Big Surprise !! I love it ! I've only had it going for one day but it is the soft "sonic ice" . I'm hoping it gets faster with more use as I've only used it twice and it takes way longer than 30 minutes.

My wife loves nugget ice. Her cousin has one of these machines and she really liked it. So I surprised her with it for Christmas. When it's making ice, it's not loud but it is a hum in the background. I like how it recycles the water from the ice that melts. Definitely add the water tank on the side... it makes it a lot easier to fill and allows you to make ice for a few days. A little bit of a pain to clean, but I set aside about an hour every couple weeks and it's not bad.

Only been a month but so far so good the Wi-Fi features are handy when coming home from vacation. The light and cosmetics are great and go with our other kitchen products. The ice is the perfect sonic nugget ice exactly what my wife was looking for and hope that the longevity is as good as the looks.

This machine makes great ice, but at the cost of your hearing (and sanity). machine started defrosting on the 1st cycle and says needs cleaning every other cycle, even though we use purified / distilled water. Btw, when the ice machine starts howling, better run. And don’t unplug it as you’ll lose the wifi setup and re-connection is a pain.

I have coveted this ice maker for some time. I LOVE chewable ice but I was hesitant to spend so much money on myself. Well, I’m worth it! Set up was quick and cleaning isn’t difficult or time consuming. There are 2 things that I wish were in the instruction manual. 1) there is no mention of the optional filter. I buy them from Amazon. I’ve used both the GE brand and the Glacier Bay brand. They seem to both last about 2 months. 2) I battled to set up the WiFi. I foolishly guessed I should use the Opal app but I eventually learned from reading a blog about something else that the Opal app is only for blue tooth. The correct app is called SmartHQ. The app is helpful as you can set a schedule and it tells you when the ice maker needs cleaning. I set mine up in my laundry room near the sink for ease of draining during cleaning, but you could easily use a bucket of it weren’t near a sink. It is a bit heavy to move. One thing I’m not clear on is the light, nothing in the manual describes the purpose for the light (off/dim/on) but I’ve read the blue light helps keep it clean. I have no idea if this is true or not??? As for noise, it really isn’t noisy. It makes some noise when making ice but I can’t hear it from the kitchen which is the room next door. Long story short, I love it.