My wife and I always loved when a restaurant or event served nugget ice. For us, this was a great home solution. The size is not too big. Use and care seem to be very easy so far. We have owned this product for over (2) months. So far, so good. Hopefully it will last a long time.

I do like this ice maker, it makes them well and in these small balls that are fun to feel in your mouth. I wish that it wouldn’t make this screaming noise every other week, for no reason. It’s especially bad when it wakes you up in the middle of the night. It is newer machine so there wasn’t a lot of reviews mentioning that. We shouldn’t have to change out the ice every week bc it feels so wasteful of water and energy.

We have had our Opal ice maker for about six months and it works great. I saw some reviews that complained that things went wrong, so I kept the box in case I needed to return it, but so far, we have had no problems. It is definitely a bit of a hassle to clean the ice maker and I can only bring myself to do it every 2 weeks, instead of the recommended weekly cleaning, but that has caused no problems. I got this for my husband’s birthday. I have come to also love it. Yes, it was pricey. Probably too pricey for what it does, but my hubby was worth it!

I loved this unit while it was working. It worked for a year then stopped working I was very regular on the services as it details in the user manual. The features are awesome the price is great. The longevity of this unit is lacking heavily If I’m spending this kind of money I have a higher expectation for how long it’ll last. I expect GE to do better because they are better.

Makes great ice for drinks. We use it at our Hawaii home for individual drinks and use our fridges ice maker for ice chests and blender drinks. You will need a more industrial ice maker if you currently use a lot of bagged ice or fill ice chests often.

Love our new GE Opal 2.0 Ice Maker! It's a workhorse but is so quiet you won't notice it's running. I love the adjustable lighting option and that the controls have minimal lighting too. It's a sleek design that looks nice on our counter. It's fantastic that it doesn't need its own water supply, giving us more options for placement in our home - such a plus! And the ice - so, so good! We love having this soft ice available all the time. My only warning is be careful when cleaning it not to submerge the bin as water will get into the double-walled front. I think the instructions could have been more clear on this point, but we were able to remedy the issue by removing the handle to drain as much water as possible, let it dry and then replace the handle. Overall, don't hesitate to purchase this ice maker!

This version and app better then the 1st Opal hunk o junk. We found when powering the unit on there was some thin blue plastic bag type material floating on the inside causing noise. I was able to pull out the plastic with some tweezers from the side. You buy American you get these kinds of quality issues. It does make ice and runs better than v1 opal. Not sure I'd recommend it

I really am in love with this machine....it was a matter of minutes before the ice started making. It's the nuggets ice....I use spring water in my machine and it's so tasty....I got this machine cuz I love to chew ice...it's filled again by the time I finish I glass of ice....my husband just like to put it in his drinks...its fast fill up and the light on it is great.

Not only does this appliance look great, it works great as well. This makes the perfect ice to satisfy all your drinking needs. It's easy to use and install. Comes with an excellent user guide, which provides good clear instructions for everything. It's quite attractive with the clear plastic and brushed stainless steel, it fits right in with all my other appliances. It's much quieter than expected with just barely an audible hum during operation. This is a rather large (and heavy) ice maker but it fit perfectly fine underneath my cabinets. This unit is not refrigerated, so as ice collects into the bin it will slowly melt, however the water gets recycled back into the machine and will be reused to make more ice. My only complaint is how long it takes to complete an ice making cycle, it takes literally hours for it to fill the bin with ice. Not a big issue but you definitely need to plan ahead if you're going to need ice, however if you dump the ice into a bag occasionally and freeze it you'll always have ice on-hand.

Only time will tell the reliability. I like the compact-ness of this ice maker. The little pellets are great, too. That said, sometimes I like bigger cubes and opt for ice from my refrigerator. If you are looking for a countertop ice maker, then this is the one for you. As far as the wifi option is concerned, I really do not use it, but perhaps one day I will.