Product review (1 stars): lemon!!!!
Whatever you do, do not, I repeat, do not order this machine. It has been nothing but problems from day one, and my husband is a mechanic who was always fixing it.

After he fixed all the smaller problems and the warranty expired, he found out there was an internal leak which is a huge problem and would cost more to fix than what it is worth. So now it just holds the ice we buy from the store!

Update 5/30/2016
After all the problems we had with this ice maker, my husband called and complained and was able to get a deal on a second one. So once again we went it with it.  We had learned something extremely important about this machine. (TIP)  When defrosting make sure that the handle which gauges the ice in the ice maker is completely up and laying on ice.  This is the time to remove your ice tray, and turn the ice maker off to defrost.  If the handle is down and then you defrost, the water fills in which creates problems during the defrost cycle and in turn causes damage to the motor in this unit.  My husband is a refrigeration guy and is so for many years, he knows what he is talking about.

So our current unit is about 6 years old, still does a great job making ice.  We have had no issues with it and I do not find it to be noisy at all .We did not purchase the extended warranty either time.  Hope this helps.