Product review (4 stars): no more bad "freezer taste" even though we were using purified water
After years of frustration, both with function and taste, we decided to give up on our refrigerator's ice-maker and try something new. After reading the reviews, we settled on the EdgeStar Portable, and we have no regrets. We fill it with water from our filtered system and it makes all the ice we need, and that's a lot, since my husband puts everything over ice, all day, every day. No more leaking tubing, no more bad "freezer taste" even though we were using purified water. The only flaw is that it does not store the ice. Once the basket is full (about 2 pounds of ice), we have to scoop it out and store it in our freezer. If we don't, the ice begins to thaw. The bottom of the basket always has the beginnings of the thaw, so the ice is wet when we make the transfer. After I tried this and it froze into a giant block, I started storing it in large ziplock backs so I could break it up before pouring it into the ice drawer.

All of this is still better than messing with our built-in freezer ice maker. The unit is fast, not too loud, and small enough to put on a counter. It does what it's supposed to do.