Product review (5 stars): Sturdier and faster than I expected
Bought this model on sale at a (gasp!) brick-and-mortar store, but I've been looking here on Amazon for a while so I thought I'd write a review.

I already knew the limitations, so I knew the "cubes" were more like "fingers" with holes in the center, I knew I'd have to manually fill the water reservoir and I wasn't expecting 5 lbs of ice all at once.

Unboxed, it was heavier and sturdier than I expected.  When I fired it up, I had 9 ice "cubes" in about 5 minutes.  Next time I looked, less than an hour later, the ice bucket was already full.  The ice from that one batch filled a one-gallon zip-lock bag.  I was impressed with how quickly it works.  And it's fun to watch; you can actually see the ice forming, and watch the little arm push them into the basket.

Can't wait to use this on the boat this summer, and it would also be perfect for outdoor entertaining, a "man cave", etc.

Tip: Don't flip it upside-down to get it out of the box.  Then you have to wait 2 hours for the refrigerant in the compressor to settle back down before you can use it.