GE Profile Opal 2.0 vs Frigidaire EFIC255 Nugget Ice Maker
Updated June 2026
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Quick Winner: GE Profile Opal 2.0
The GE Opal wins overall on app smarts, quieter operation, and a better support path — but the Frigidaire makes near-identical ice for about $150 less, so value buyers should look hard at it.
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Specifications
GE Profile Opal 2.0
- Type
- Countertop nugget ice maker
- Daily output
- 38 lbs / 24h
- Storage bin
- 3 lbs
- Side tank
- 0.75 gal (1 gal XL option)
- WiFi / app
- SmartHQ (scheduling, alerts); Alexa/Google
- Water treatment
- UV
- Warranty
- 1 year
Frigidaire EFIC255 Nugget Ice Maker
- Type
- Countertop nugget ice maker
- Daily output
- 44 lbs / 24h
- Storage bin
- 3 lbs
- WiFi / app
- None
- First batch
- ~10 minutes
- Dimensions
- 16.75"D × 11.75"W × 20.25"H
- Warranty
- 1 year
The verdict
This is the nugget-ice matchup people search, and the honest answer is that they make remarkably similar ice. Reviewers say a blind taste test between the GE Profile Opal 2.0 (around $399 street) and the Frigidaire EFIC255 (around $260) is close to a coin flip — the Frigidaire even out-produces it at 44 lbs a day to the Opal’s 38. What the roughly $140–$150 premium actually buys on the Opal is the SmartHQ app for scheduling batches, quieter operation, UV water treatment, a side tank that cuts refills, and a more reputable support network. The Frigidaire’s trade-offs are real: it is louder, has no app, and its long-term reliability and quality control are weaker, with owner ratings sliding as units age. Choose the Opal if you want the best-supported, smartest, quietest machine and will buy it on sale; choose the Frigidaire if you just want genuinely great nugget ice for the lowest price and can treat it as a few-year appliance. Either way, diligent cleaning is what keeps a nugget machine alive.