hOmeLabs Countertop Nugget Ice Maker - Stainless Steel with Touch Screen - Portable and Compact - Chewable Nugget Ice Machine - Produces Up to 44lb of Ice Per Day

This product makes great nugget ice cubes. They are soft and the machine does produce a nice amount of ice. The downfall is it’s noisy, really noisy. It is closer to a squeal sound. I located the squeal and it comes from the cylinder that makes the ice. As it spins the mechanism makes the noise. Unfortunately this is a sealed unit and no way to add a lubricant. Even if you could it would probably contaminate the ice. So great ice, really loud.

I’ve been wanting a nugget ice maker for a while and I thought I’d try this. It works and it’s quiet and the only time it makes noise is when it’s making the ice itself but that’s to be expected! The downside is that most of my ice melts overnight. EDIT; it stopped working TWICE within a year never again

It's pretty heavy-so be aware of placement. We have a "bar area" where it will be placed in our home. Keep in mind that you may want to be near a sink due to cleaning maintenance. As with most counter top ice makers, there is no connected water source-you have to pour in about 8 cups (2 liters) for a full drawer of ice. I've let it run overnight on the kitchen counter (it's fan is noisy & output is pretty warm) and results are great. NUGGET ICE in abundance! I've package up the ice & threw it in the freezer. Use the provided ice tray if you plan to leave it in the drawer. Not recommended for overnight - ICE WILL MELT. Keep it mind: it's an ice maker-not a freeze. I do not recommend for outdoor use. Best for indoor cocktail bar setup. And the nugget ice is great!!!

Started making a squeaky sound pretty quickly

This ice maker worked great for a while. It was always loud but it did make nice small cubes and was efficient. Then after a little over a year (interesting how it was right after the warranty ran out) it started leaking water and became even louder then stopped working. As others have said it is poor quality, super loud, and starts leaking after a fairly short life span. For the money we spent we expected a lot more. Don’t waste your money. Look at another brand. This one is garbage.

So this does everything it says! Initially I thought the auto shut off didn't work, however I went to make ice and I realized it was not producing after 20mins. This is after it had ran alI day, then saw the light above the ice button lit up. I hit it and it started to work. Also there was a noise that was fixed by cleaning the machine with all fresh. Overall this satisfies the need for my ice hungry family

We had previously used the GE Opal nugget machine and liked that but unless it's found on sale those units are VERY expensive. Ours eventually went belly up so we thought we would try this one. We have had it running since the beginning of the summer now and although it makes ice well enough, the ice container doesn't appear to keep the ice as cold as the ice seems to heavily clump and melt into one large block that requires some force to try to break it up. All these types of units will have ice melt in the ice reservoir/drawer, of course, but our previous unit did not have this clumping issue like this. Another thing about this unit is it can be VERY loud, even at only a couple of months old. We have it located in the kitchen so that helps, but while watching TV in the next room we still have the, "What is that noise??" moments where it is the icemaker getting loud. The cost is nice vs the name brand option and it puts out a similar amount of ice, but if you are not using a lot of ice all day you run the risk of the clumping which, depending on your tolerance level, may not be worth the savings. I have been told to find another one of the original units we had, or at least try another system.

Does it make ice and work decently? Yes. Does it make a lot of noise? Yes... Only 2 stars because not only is it loud and makes random other weird noises (pumps and such), you have to take the ice tray out to load more water. Also, because of how it's designed, every time you pull said ice tray out, it dumps any water on the bottom of it off all over the place. the drip tray becomes essential and by the end of the day, it's got almost as much water in it as the ice maker does. Overall, I did not like the design of it and sent it back. Also, I purchased this under the "used" category and it was supposed to be in "Like New" condition.... it arrived with a giant gash in the side of it and sharp metal pieces where it had been damaged previously (before they shipped it to me). So that tells me Amazon isn't verifying the status of what "Like New" actually is...