Product review (4 stars): Medium is perfect for me
Used this everyday for months now. It has 3 size settings. Medium is perfect for me, but it makes small "buttons and a large. after this gets to temperature, it cranks out the ice. If you keep up with it, you can easily make 20 plus pounds of ice in a day. about 3 gallons of water.  The ice is good crunch quality.  It stops making ice when a sensor at the top of the catch basket is covered with ice. Unit is insulated somewhat so ice keeps for awhile. Cleans easily, inside and out, at least for me.  I don't consider it particularly noisy. It is about 20 pounds and portable for most people. The instructions make a point of allowing the unit to rest after moving it for 1/2 hour, as mentioned by other reviewers, before turning it on. Something you should do with full size refrigerators also, I took this precaution also.  It comes with a small scoop,  or the catch basket can be removed to empty of ice and for cleaning the reservoir. There is a small drain at the back of the unit for easy emptying of the reservoir for storage. It is an ingenious design, in that the ice in the basket will melt eventually, going back into the reservoir to be made into ice again. I did pick up the insurance.