
GE Profile Opal 2.0 Ultra Nugget Ice Maker ($493)
- The benchmark nugget texture — compacted-flake, chewable ice — at the joint-highest documented daily output in this ranking, with a side tank that cuts refills.
- Built-in WiFi, SmartHQ scheduling and a scale-inhibiting filter included: the fullest documented control and water-treatment set here.
- A dedicated, published Opal support line (1-866-907-6718) in the model's own manual — the clearest support route among the nugget machines.
- The bin is not a freezer: nuggets left in it on a warm afternoon soften and melt back, so a party host has to bag and freeze surplus ahead of time.
- At about 35 lb plus a side tank, it claims a wide, permanent stretch of counter — in a small kitchen it displaces the appliance that used to live there.
- The 1-year warranty is short for one of the most expensive machines in this ranking: a compressor failure in year two is an owner-cost repair.
The Opal 2.0 Ultra ranked here is the side-tank configuration (model family XPIO13SWSS): GE's documentation rates it at 38 lb of chewable nugget ice per day — 1.6 lb per hour at standard conditions — with a 3 lb storage bin, first nuggets in about 10 minutes, built-in WiFi with SmartHQ scheduling and voice control, and a scale-inhibiting filter included, in a package GE rates at 39 dBA. Owner satisfaction is scored as a disclosed neutral: this configuration's own Amazon aggregate could not be isolated from the wider Opal variant listings during our review window. A 1-year limited warranty and the dedicated Opal support phone anchor accountability. Price is the $466.99 verified on Amazon for this configuration on November 7, 2026.
GE Profile is the premium line of GE Appliances, a Haier company selling major and countertop appliances in the US; its Opal ice makers have a dedicated published support line, 1-866-907-6718, printed in the model's own manual and retailer support listings.
GE Profile Opal 2.0 Ultra Nugget Ice Maker











