Product review (5 stars): You get what you pay for !
This unit is worth the extra money. The saying you get what you pay for, holds true here. The unit is fast & the stop sensor is located in the middle (the smaller unit it is located on the side & seems to catch ice on it & stops making it before the basket is full). This unit does an out stand job, quietly.
We had an older version for 8 yrs & it finally quit. It had served us well. The way this one is built (very similar  to the old one & heavy) I believe it will service us well too.
The smaller, cheaper versions are toys (MCIM22TS). I returned it.