Product review (4 stars): Does what its supposed to.
Rather than purchase the brand name (read expensive) filters I decided to give this brand a shot. They do the job just fine. I notice no significant difference between this filter and the previous name brand one I had. My home is already on city water which is fairly good quality so this mainly assists in the residual minerals and chlorine. Be sure to properly "flush" the filter when you first use it, otherwise you will notice the carbon "dust" in the first couple gallons, and for Pete's sake remember that your ice tray runs the water through the same filter so you may need toss some ice too.