Product review (5 stars): Love this ice maker!
This is a great little counter top Ice Maker! Makes enough ice for average home use and if you get started a day or two ahead you can make enough ice to fill your cooler and use for parties for clean tasting ice.
The photos I'm adding are an example of how much ice you should have in under 15 minutes after starting your machine.
It does not take up much space and can easily be put away and taken out only when needed or you can just leave it out if you have the space and intend to use it often.

I washed it out before use with dawn dish soap and warm water and in doing this never got a plastic taste to my ice as I had read on another review. I also used bottled water as recommended for clean great tasting ice.
I used the machine for about 6 hours straight the first time I used it and ended up with a little more than 8 full 1 gallon ziplock bags of ice.
This machine is not for storing ice meaning it is not a freezer.
I use it while doing chores, crafting or cooking that way when I hear a new batch dropping I can bag it up and freeze it without forgetting about it. You can let several batches fall into the tray without it melting however if you don't empty the basket it will eventually melt back into the water reservoir and just make a new batch.  If the machine runs out of water it will beep then just shut itself down.

I don't notice much difference in the cube size though there are 3 sizes Sm Med and Large.

Other than just needing a good washing as any new appliance should have the machine came completely ready to use mine came with an extra plug that goes in the back of the unit to drain the water reservoir and was just an extra piece that I didn't see in the manual so I did look for a minute to figure out it was just a spare, the manual didn't explain much about the very basics of using the unit but more the what not to do's and how to use the control panel. So I think the manual could use a little update like specifying the fill line or at least the amount of water to add but realistically it was very self explanatory just looking at the unit there is a fill line which are the notches under the basket that hold it up you don't want water going above those but just below them or your ice will just melt in it.
Very very pleased with this Ice maker!

I did receive this unit at a discount during a special promotion for my true unbiased review. This in no way sways my views about this product and I hope to help others in making the right decision when making a purchase.