This little machine ROCKS.  It's quiet, efficient and makes just the right amount of ice to be manageable without a cooler.  No more struggling with ice trays that won't release the cubes or fighting my freezer's auto defrost cycle that evaporates what's in the ice tray.  I've made a space for it in my cabinet for storage but the fact is, I use it everyday and haven't put it away yet.  Very pleased!