I bought this ice maker for my mom’s house for the Thanksgiving holiday. We all really liked the maker (I bought one for my sister, too!) Just two things to consider: One, it is rather loud. It was in the kitchen so that wasn’t a huge concern but it did startle all of us until we got accustomed to the sound of the ice dumping and it did wake up my dad from a chair nap in the next room. lol Two, the ice does begin to melt in the basket sooner rather than later if not used almost immediately. One the positive side: It produces ice very fast and it is wonderfully soft, crunchy bullet-style ice! So good! I may have to buy one for my house, too!