Product review (3 stars): It does what it's supposed to, but it's not a great experience.
Prepare yourself for a fair bit of cardboard when unpacking this.  The first thing you will notice is that the machine is white, not silver - that's because it's covered in an awful lot of plastic film that you will have to carefully peel off.  This is a major nuisance and may have you cussing.

Once you've got your machine unwrapped and positioned on the counter top close to the sink it's time to give it a thorough clean.  You would hope that wouldn't be neccessary with a new appliance but, trust me, it really is.  Peel off the tape securing the front of the lid, open it (it's hinged at the top) and un-tape the basket and scoop so you can give them a thorough wash.

You will need to wash out the machine thoroughly because the insides will have dirt from manufacturing.  To do this, take off the water lid at the top and fill the tank with warm water.  You can also pour water in to the ice receptacle at the front.  You might want to use a drop of dish soap. Give it a good scrub with a cloth or a brush.  On the front, don't forget to wipe the whole mechanism including the plastic tube, lip, and even the metal tray.  When you're happy that it's clean you will need to empty out the water - tip the rear in to the sink and open up the little plastic tap at the back.  Watch out for the clear plastic cap _inside_ the tap - this is super important to stop it leaking when in use.  If you used dish soap give it another couple of thorough rinses.

Hopefully this will have taken about a hour since you started, so the coolant will have settled and you can get going.

It's now time to plug it in.  You'll notice this isn't the quietest appliance in the kitchen.  I find it on par with my dishwasher.

Fill the tank with some cold water (I find it holds about half a gallon) and let it run.  Throw out all the ice it generates from this - you may spot more dirt or white powder.  You might want to give it another wipe.

The first thing you will notice is that you aren't actually getting ice *cubes*.  I would best describe them as thin three-sided ice sheets.  They are clear, but I find they dissolve super fast in room temperature drinks.  Not at all what I was expecting, and a bit disapointing given the premium price.

The machine will keep on making ice as long as it has water (either in the tank, or in the resevoir from melted ice) and isn't full.  The way it decides whether it is full or not is based on whether the previous block of ice fell in to the tray, and this is not always super accurate.  Sometimes the ice just doesnt fall properly and gets stuck on the sensor flap.

Occasionally the machine will say it's out of water when it isn't.  If this happens, try tilting it backwards to drain some of the resevoir water in to the mechanism.  If this doesn't work, switch it off and on again.  If it still doesn't, drain it and start again.

Generally feels like a pretty poor build quality and I don't hold out a lot of hope for a long and productive life.