Product review (3 stars): Its not as cool as I would like
Basically I got this unit as a present and I have it at work. It looks great and while the fan is very audible when it is running, if it is under a table or out of the way its not too bad. As others have mentioned this is a thermoelectric cooler using a Peltier device (same thing that is used in those plug in ice chests). I can't really recommend this device for four reasons.

1) The beverages are "cool" but not "cold". If it said "Cooled drinks" on the top perhaps that would be overlookable.

2) In a humid environment water can condense into the bottom and drip out the front.

3) There is NO WAY to open it up without damaging the unit so you can't really adjust its temperature or service it.

4) The drinks are always shaken when they are dropped via the back to the bottom, so if you forget, select a soda, take it out an open it, it will ALWAYS fizz out the top and make a mess.

Another person in the office bought one when they saw mine and theirs keeps their drinks cooler than mine does so there is some variation between units. Any of the small six pack thermo electric coolers would seem to be better than this machine at keeping drinks cold.

That being said, if you don't care how cold your drinks are and you want to keep a 12 pack nearby, this does that well.