Product review (5 stars): How did I live without this before?
I love this thing. I can easily go through at least two five pound bags of ice a week but those bags take up a lot of valuable freezer space. This sits on my kitchen island and makes ice as I need it (all the time). I (usually) turn it off before bed and flip it on either in the morning or when I get home from work. The motor is pretty quiet. When I do forget to turn it off before bed, it doesn't disturb us at all and our bedroom isn't far from the kitchen. I also still have ice in the morning. It's usually clumped together due to melting but a light tap with a spoon or whatever breaks it up easily. I'm seriously thinking about getting one for my office.