Product review (5 stars): Bigger than it looks
First, I have to say that this unit was much larger than I expected.  Read the dimensions carefully before buying to make sure your counter height can accommodate.  We ran the unit for a whole day and in the beginning the cubes were small even though I had set it to large.  After running for a few hours, the cubes were the expected size.  It does make a racket when dropping the ice after each batch.  It was loud enough that I could hear during the middle of the night and it is a startling kind of sound.  We had a BBQ gathering and we placed this outside in the patio.  It performed flawlessly and we were never ran out of ice.  This is a great alternative instead of spending thousands on a built in ice maker in the patio.  It is portable, so we have used it indoors or outdoors as the need arises.