quieter than expected, faster ice production than expected. ice lasts in bin for hours without compressor on making more. love the WiFi feature more than I expected as well, as it can be on a daily or weekly schedule without my attention. the side tank is important for convenience as well. would purchase again. take care and do the recommended cleaning and descaling regularly.

This product seemed to work fine for about a month and a half. Tonight it's making a high pitched squealing noise so loud you can hear it throughout the house and it's stopped making ice. It's full of water, cleaned religiously since we turned it on, and now just sounds downright dangerous. We unplugged it out of FEAR that it is having a serious malfunction! No idea what to do but hopefully I can get a replacement.

I had the first generation of this ice maker from FirstBuild before it became GE. My old ice maker was loud and very slow making ice. The new updated version from GE now is much quieter, now has a WiFi connection that is much more robust and makes ice much faster. It was well worth the upgrade. The new ice maker also not only has WiFi scheduling but also integrates to Alexa allowing voice control as well.

By far the best, although not cheap, investment. If you love sonic ice, this is the machine for you. It barely takes up any counter space, is quiet and quite speedy at making ice! After the sticker shock it has been my best purchase to date, I love it!

Purchased the new model as a replacement for one of the original opals that we have had for several years. So far we like this model even better than the first. The side holding tank makes refills easier and less frequent. It reduces the need to remove the bin to add water, which helps keep mess to a minimum. Haven't had to clean it yet, but it looks like it is more serviceable than the original. We love the nugget ice and this works great for our family. The initial run cleaning seemed to go faster than the old unit since water drains more quickly. Also, the built in filter has finer mesh which should prevent small the general dust that sometimes makes it way into the bin from cleaning or use. If you don't own one you should get one. We do recommend using distilled water since our well water left deposits in the old model. I'd also recommend cleaning frequently - that was something we didn't do as much as we should have on the original unit we owned. Overall, well worth it!

My wife and I are obsessed with this machine. As the title suggests, we are thrilled with the ice. The only thing I did not understand is why an ice machine needed to have wi-fi. The answer is it doesn’t. We hooked up the wi-fi several days after starting the operations, and that’s when the machine started screwing up, not making ice when it was needed, or saying “add water” when the side tank was completely full. We disconnected the wi-fi and all is well in the world again. Highly recommended.

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.

Overall the ice machine does what it is designed to do. Quantify is sufficient for a family of four. Refills quickly as well. Would be better with ability to filter the water and add a water line versus filling the reservoir. Received ours with damage. Replacement options not easy, opted to keep. Overall a good product that makes good ice. Price is a little high. Consider it a luxury item.

I bought this to use while awaiting repairs on the refrigerator ice maker I love this so much I dont care if the refrigerator gets repaired or not. The ice maker keeps up with demand on these hot summer days and I live the nugget ice. Best decision to purchase!

This is my third GE ice maker. And now I’m kicking myself for giving them another chance. Every single one of these stops working within two years. This most recent $600 opal 2.0 lasted me exactly 1 year and 2 weeks before I came home to it making a horrible grinding noise and no ice in the bin. Two weeks out of warranty. Of course. Never again. What a waste of money.