Product review (4 stars): Good Cooler
I bought this about 2 months ago and so far so good.
We never put warm stuff in it.  We have a bar fridge in the basement that everything goes into and then we put this behind the bar and put cool stuff in to maintain.  Based on other reviews I'm guessing this is the best way to use these types of coolers.

I haven't noticed it being noisy.  I mean it is audible I guess, but if that much noise bothers you, you probably won't enjoy our company much :)