Portable Ice Maker

We bought one at Target a couple years ago. I think they are all the same no matter which brand is on it. If you put the side by side they are all exactly the same except for the name and the price. Buy the cheapest one you can find. We're happy with ours although we don't use it as much as we thought we would..

B.O.

Found a used one on craigslist for $50 while in Texas three years ago. Still works fine and we love it.

I bought an Igloo Ice maker from Buy.com for $99 delivered. It failed within 2 months. The manufacturer, Curtis, would NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTY. I was finally able to get a refund from Buy.com. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!

Take the time to read the reviews for these products. Even the Target website has an owner feedback section, and the reviews for the icemaker is horrible.

The branding doesn't seem to matter. They all look the same, and the parent company is Curtis for the ones I've looked at. I spent weeks trying to get Curtis to honor their warranty, and they refused. Buyer beware...

Bought one some years ago, through WalMart Online Store, and very reasonable. Like all our toys, we used it regularly, but over time found we needed the space it took up. They aen't that expensive, and we use it more at home now. Safe travels.

As others have said they are all made by one company in China and private labeled for many brands. The Magic Chef brand I have is imported by a company that has acquired a license from Magic Chef but is not Magic Chef. It is just an import and sales company.

My first one lasted just under a year and the replacement (under warranty) just over a year. I repaired the second one with parts from the first one and it has lasted 4 or 5 years now.

Like many others we put the ice in a container in our freezer.

If this dies we will definitely get another.

Noise? - while the machine doesn't make much noise, you can hear the cubes dump when we are inside and the ice maker is outside. Not goint to wake you up, but would not want it in the trailer ...

maybe if its on the table under an open window and nothing else is turned on

we keep ours in the RV, the slight noise does not disturb us

i can not hear it out side even through open windows

Ours is two years old. Works great, and it makes a lot of ice in just a few hours. Ice is soft, but if you make up a quantity and put it in the freezer, it's great. We fill a quart freezer bag and it lasts us about 3 days.

The loudest sound is when the ice drops. It isn't that bad, but I prefer not to run it at night for that reason.

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I am willing to spend more than $100 if i don't have to replace it every few years. Looking for suggestion for something in the $200 to $250 range. I do not care about noises long as it isn't too loud to hear my TV.

Did you read my post above?
They are made the same company. It doesn't matter which brand you buy.

Have used ours 3 years so far & love it........ Same noise as a home refrig. ice maker.....