I purchased this item because of the expected quiet operation.  It is much noisier than I expected, and I am now trying to find an out of the way place to operate the unit.  I currently own a wine fridge with 5 times the capacity that is quieter, and a beverage fridge that is larger than my wine fridge, and this is also much quieter.  Great price, but definitely disappointed.  Within 5 months this unit failed, the manufacturer sent a replacement.  That unit did not operate correctly, Ionchill sent another replacement, and that unit has been operating properly for a short period of time.