Product review (4 stars): So far, it works as advertised
I got this due to my Samsung icemaker breaking for the second time due to a design flaw.  The refrigerator was out of warranty, and I knew if I fixed it, again, it would break, again.

At any rate, this icemaker is larger than I thought it would be.  It is fairly noisy, but I can't hear it outside the kitchen where I installed it.  It was fairly quick to deliver ice not long after plugging it in and has been happily generating copious quantities of ice since.

It did however have a curious smell to it when running.  It smells like a combination of rubber tires and lubricating oil.  The smell is slowly fading away, and does not affect the taste of the ice.

I've been putting filtered water into the reservoir from my Brita water filter and it is clean tasting, clear ice.  The ice cubes are not very large, and have a hollow indentation in the top, but this is fine, as long as it's cold.  I took someone's suggestion and am putting the ice in larger freezer ziplock bags and putting these in my deep freeze.  I've made about five quart bags of ice in two days.

The only other complaint is that it generates a fair amount of heat.  While this may be great in the wintertime, it is summer and it makes the kitchen hotter while it's running.

Time will tell how this unit will hold up.  We go through a lot of ice here in Texas in summer, so we will be running it full out for at least the next month.  I will get back here and write updates when I can.

Update Sept 7 2013:  One thing I've noticed is that it is mandatory you dump any residual water out on a frequent basis, like every other day or the ice starts to take on an unusual, stale freezer flavor.  I read somewhere that it helps to put two tablespoons of lemon juice in with the water when you set it up again for an extended run.  I've done this, and the ice comes out really clean-tasting and fresh.  Product continues to impress.