Product review (4 stars): Easy Ice
The reviewers' consensus it these last 12-18 months.  My first, an Igloo, lasted 16 months.  This one makes ice quicker and more quietly than the Igloo, and it's a little smaller (same ice-making capacity, though).  Della, Ivation and Danby make a version of this identical machine.  (There's a Danby at my wife's work.)  Only difference I can see is a little yellowing on the Della's plastic.  Not a big deal for me.  So, here's how to do it.  Buy the least expensive version of this machine you can and spring for the extended warranty.  Enjoy quick, quiet ice for a year or so and, when the machine craps out, use the warranty.  Easy Ice.