Ours came from Compact appliances with free shipping and it has been running for three seasons. Last year I did have to take it apart and clean the water pump, but it sure is nice to have lots of ice. We also have a small refer with a separate freezer that we usually keep filled with ice. They are nice, but you have to be aware that they do not hard freeze the ice, so you need to have a way to harden it up for use.
BTW Ice makers sit outside on a small collapsible table just fine. No need for taking up an counter space. Heck we sit ours on top of the outside refer and it works OK.