Product review (5 stars): 12 minutes from UPS delivery to ice.
Absurdly simple to set up.  Took 3 minutes to unbox, do a quick clean, set the clock and add water.  Had medium ice cubes 9 minutes later.  Couldn't have been easier.  Total 12 minutes from UPS delivery.

It DOES have a compressor and fan of course so it's not totally quiet.  I can hear the compressor hum for a few seconds at the start of each batch but after that, it's silent.  The fan stays on for the duration but I have it in my kitchen which is open to the family room and I can't hear it from there and if you're working in the kitchen,  you'll never hear it.

It just made another batch while I was typing this review.