So far I love it.  I bought this to replace another brand that we had ￼that ￼ unfortunately, died.  This ￼one is so much easier to maintain. You just pour the water into the machine. Nothing to remove at all. It makes ice faster as well.  I love that it has a cleaning feature. My other does not and was a pain to clean. This one fits perfectly on the countertop exactly where I wanted it.  The price was a plus as well. I paid over 500 for the other one and much happier with this one.