This is a very nice ice maker for the price. I am a bit leery about it though, for I purchased one just like it two years ago from Fingerhut, and it burned out on me about a month ago. The bummer was that I hadn't used the portable ice maker more than about 50 times in two years, and I never made over a gallon sized freezer bag of ice each time I used it. I really hope that this one holds up better.