Product review (3 stars): Get the insurance
Reviews here indicated that the unit has a high failure rate, so I got the insurance from Asurion for $11.99.  The ice maker worked for 15 months and then the "Ice Full" sensor failed.  (The "Add Water" sensor never worked, and I suspect that reports of the motor burning out quickly were due to customers not realizing that the water reservoir was empty, so we got into the habit of monitoring that.)  The claim through Asurion was easy, so we got to use the ice maker for more than a year at a cost of $11.99.  If I can't find a better option, we'll get the same kind and play the same game again.  The cubes are on the small side and they melt quickly while sitting in the reservoir; not sure what could be done about that, but then I'm not an engineer.  It would be nice to be able to see how far the unit is through a cycle, so that you can time better when to turn it off.