Product review (4 stars): Fast and efficient, but takes up a lot of space!
I've never owned an ice maker before, so I didn't have any expectations going into this. That said, I'm pretty pleased with it overall. There was virtually no setup, but it was kind of tricky to find a place for it with 6 inches of girth all the way around the unit. It has a cool, futuristic look to it, making it appear that it does something much more exciting than making ice. It would look even cooler if I didn't have to stick it in the middle of my counter! It does tend to get warm on the outside during use. Not warm enough to burn, but pretty warm. The manual instructs that you keep it away from heated appliances, like your stove, radiators, etc. That was easy enough to do.

Getting started was as simple as turning it on and filling it with water. Just a tip, don't fill it to the "max" fill line. It won't overflow or anything, but when the water is switching between the chambers, the ice tray will fill with water, causing some of the ice to melt a bit (or a lot). Even after I scooped out some of the water to keep this from happening, the small size ice "bullets" were melting a fair bit just sitting in there until there was enough on top to insulate them. Once the tray is half full, the melting wasn't an issue at all.

The machine makes 8 bullet-shaped ice about every 5 minutes when it's been running for a while. It seems to take longer when first starting up, I assume because it needs to get to the optimal temperature. The manual warns that high temperatures will slow the machine down. I'm curious to know how it will perform in the summer. After 2 hours, I had 1/4 gallon freezer bag worth of ice. That's an almost full ice tray, meaning every 2 hours you're going to have to empty it or the sensor will kick in and stop producing ice. That's not a big deal, but if you were hoping you could let this run for days and stockpile your ice, that won't really work.

Overall, I'm pleased with it's performance. It makes uniform, bullet-shaped ice with hollow centers and domed tops. It makes them fairly quickly. I wish the unit wasn't so big though. Only about 1/5 of the machine actually holds the ice it makes, and this is a very large unit, much bigger than my Keurig K60 coffee machine to give you an idea. If you're going to have it on the counter, be prepared that it's over a foot deep and even taller from base to top. It would probably be more practical on a table. I recommend that if you're planning to let it run at night, not to put it anywhere near your bedroom as it's quite loud when the ice dumps into the tray. It drove my son nuts so I had to turn it off before bed, even though our rooms are a good 60 feet from the kitchen.