Product review (2 stars): Stinky ice but so far it works
I've had this machine for a few months now. First and foremost, the ice this machine makes stinks. It smells like plastic or some manufacturing odor. I thought the smell would dissipate with time, but it hasn't. We cannot use this ice for drinking, because it makes our drinks smell bad. Luckily, I purchased to primarily make ice for ice compresses to treat migraines. For that it works well, as I cannot smell the ice when it is sealed in my ice bag. I've created ice with the same water using this machine and ice cube trays. Only the ice from this machine smells. I cleaned the ice maker as indicated in the start-up instructions, but perhaps it needs a more thorough cleaning. It doesn't really lend itself to that, however I may try to clean it more thoroughly. I will update my review if anything changes.

It makes ice fast, but wait. First cubes come out in about 6 minutes (wow), but you only get about enough cubes for 1 glass (barely). The cubes are small. However, although the larger size cubes don't look that much bigger, they are thicker so melt considerably  slower. We keep it on the large ice setting.

Ice created is often wet. After watching the machine, it seems that overflow water from filling the ice "tray" may flow over the previously created ice en route to the water reservoir below. Also any water that has pooled below the ice tray may be scooped into the ice basket with the next cubes. Not sure why that was a good design choice, but that's what it does sometimes.

This design has also led to occasional wonkiness in operation:
The created ice is "stored" in a basket over the water reservoir. As stated above, when the ice tray is filled in prep for making ice, some extra water may flow into the ice basket to the water reservoir below. I think the water is intended to flow adjacent to the basket. However, if the ice basket is wedged into place too firmly, overflow water may pool in the area below the ice tray instead of flowing into the reservoir. When that has happened, the machine just keeps cycling without producing ice. I fixed the issue by reseating the ice basket, so the pooled water can exit. I may have had to unplug then plugin the machine afterward.

It's not quiet. I wanted a quiet machine and this is not it. The machine makes a variety of noises (clicks, gurgling water, humming, ice falling, etc) as it goes through its cycle. The hum when it is freezing ice is the least obtrusive, but still quite noticeable. For this reason we unplug the machine unless we need to make ice. I wouldn't have it on in a room while I was watching a movie. It likely wouldn't prevent you from hearing the movie (except maybe lower parts, lol), but would probably be a distraction.

For some reason I've yet to determine, the power light blinks somewhat randomly when the machine is off but still plugged in. I now keep it unplugged when not in use.