Product review (5 stars): Great for a small group in the office
The big Ice machines by the company cafeteria are always either empty or broken and is several minutes walk away.  So we waited for the price to come down on this Ice Maker which seemed to be getting good reviews.  Fast shipping by Amazon as usual and voila! We have ice!

The box did not have any "This Side Up" markings, so I followed the advice of other reviewers and waited a couple of days for the internal fluids to settle before taking it in to work, pouring in some water and starting it up.  First batch of 9 cubes came in less than 5 minutes, and they kept coming until the basket was full.  Water gets pumped up into a mini reservoir and forms around cold metal "fingers".  When the ice is done, the water is drained back, the fingers heat briefly so the ice falls off, and the ice gets dumped in the basket for use.

Lights on top indicate Basket Full, Low Water, Large or Small Cube Size and Power On/Off.  Simply pour some water into the reservoir under the removable basket when the water gets low.  It holds about a half gallon of water.  There is a little plug in the bottom so that you can easily drain the water if you need to.  Comes with a plastic scoop so everyone doesn't touch everyone else's ice.  ;)

With the convenience of the ice maker being right there, we started putting in fewer cubes at a time (we used to pack them full of ice)... fewer water refills needed.  For a group of 5 coworkers, who start work at staggered times, this works well to keep our various water vessels nice and cold with no waiting for ice to be made and no fruitless trips to the cafeteria.  If you have several more people who come in at the same time, some may have to wait for their first ice since the basket is not that large (maybe 4 cups volume). Or buy the bigger model.

We got the smaller model as we wanted to minimize the footprint.  It is reasonably quiet... a soft hum while freezing  and a muffled clatter when the ice is dumped into basket. And it makes no noise while the basket is full (most of the time).  After a day or so, I didn't notice it at all.  Have had it for about two weeks now and are very satisfied.