Product review (1 stars): Save yourself some money - not worth the premium price.
I like ice - that said, this is the third countertop ice machine I've purchased in about  4-5 years (ice machine built into fridge can't keep up!).  The previous 2 machines I owned were inexpensive igloo mfg models that cost around $100 and needed to be filled up manually.  After second one broke, I figured I would splurge and buy a good one with an auto-fill feature for convenience.  I purchased this machine which cost more than 3 times as much as cheaper models.  Results:  auto-fill never worked properly so I always needed to fill manually AND it broke down a little more than 12 months after purchase.  Only upside with this model is it has bigger capacity but not worth the much bigger price tags.