I have the FP fridge with bottom freezer and hidden ice maker/storage. It performs pretty well for the two of us, but can’t keep up when we have thirsty house guests. But I’m pleased with it.
I also have two silicone ice molds, one that makes biggish spheres and the other makes largish cubes. I haven’t tried them yet, but will when I remember to pick up distilled water.
We love our Fisher Paykel too especially the wine cooling rack.
If we have house guests then I use the ice cube trays to supplement.
Otherwise, we move it to the patio and I just buy ice to keep the drinks cold submerged in ice.
I have beer insulator mugs that work well we do the same for wine.
That leaves usually enough ice for the mixed drinks.
I don’t have the model with the wine cooling rack, but do have a separate wine fridge, that’s great for other beverage and juice storage. It’s useful to have, especially because our fridge is counter depth to be flush with the cabinets, thus on the smaller side. I’ve got mostly a kitchen full of FP appliances, and I’m very happy with them! Plus I hear their customer service in NZ is awesome, but I’ve never had to call before, cuz things work - yay!
I use little ice. Not for water, tea or booze. On occasion I have a one ice ball mold the I’ve used to keep a few balls in the freezer for whenever the mood strikes. Usually after a 4-6 mile walk in the Fla sun
If in the market for a new refrigerator and it’s available on what I am replacing I would without hesitation. I’d make regular ice for a couple days then switch it to spheres. I’d use spheres most of the time.
I don’t think my Total Wine has the spheres, sadly. But I think I’ll look around to see if anybody else does, it never occurred to me that they were commercially available, and the one-ice-ball-at-a-time molds are a pain.