Product review (5 stars): One of the only portable ice makers you should buy
I did a lot of research.  This is one of the only portable ice makers that will make solid cubes.  The others make white cubes that dissolve quickly.

This item arrived nicely packaged however had a deformation in the back paneling.  The vendor quickly offered a discount which I accepted.

This item cranks out ice and holds a good amount of water.  Remember, the water must first cool before it can freeze so the colder the water that is put in the faster the ice will come out.

I use it during the summer time to ice a small cooler and for making drinks.  I plan to use it on the bar at Christmas for drink Ice as well.

This unit also has a connection for what looks like a normal water line for an ice maker suggesting that it can perhaps be permanently plumbed to a water source.  But I haven't yet tried that.