Well I bought this because the B&D model I had made all the coffee taste like "plastic". Ive never had that experience before. Quire disgusting. I actually wanted another one than this one, but decided against the $250 price tag for now.

So far this one has been working great! Coffee is HOT and makes fairly quickly. I definitely like the cone filter better than the B&W basket filter. I think you get more flavor. I read some reviews on here that said the spot where you pour the water in is too small etc etc and water goes everywhere. Simply not true. I think you'd almost have to be an idiot to not be able to lift the lid and get water in the size hole provided.

One thing I would change... The small knobs you turn have the white line painted on them on the bottom side. So when you are rotating the knob, its hard to tell what setting you are on. This is mainly on the hot place temp setting though. Once set, probably not something you are going to change very often. You can also set multiple times for how it stays on.

Also on here there were some reviews that it was LOUD. No its not loud. When the coffee maker is about to turn off it simply beeps like 5 times. I guess if your standing next to it, or in an adjacent room with the door open you'd hear it. Again, nothing to warrant a complaint like Ive seen here.

I also like the fact that the lid actually comes off. I can pop it off and clean it easily. The last maker I had the lid was molded on and could not be removed.

Hope this helps.
Well I bought this because the B&D model I had made all the coffee taste like "plastic". Ive never had that experience before. Quire disgusting. I actually wanted another one than this one, but decided against the $250 price tag for now. So far this one has been working great! Coffee is HOT and makes fairly quickly. I definitely like the cone filter better than the B&W basket filter. I think you get more flavor. I read some reviews on here that said the spot where you pour the water in is too small etc etc and water goes everywhere. Simply not true. I think you'd almost have to be an idiot to not be able to lift the lid and get water in the size hole provided. One thing I would change... The small knobs you turn have the white line painted on them on the bottom side. So when you are rotating the knob, its hard to tell what setting you are on. This is mainly on the hot place temp setting though. Once set, probably not something you are going to change very often. You can also set multiple times for how it stays on. Also on here there were some reviews that it was LOUD. No its not loud. When the coffee maker is about to turn off it simply beeps like 5 times. I guess if your standing next to it, or in an adjacent room with the door open you'd hear it. Again, nothing to warrant a complaint like Ive seen here. I also like the fact that the lid actually comes off. I can pop it off and clean it easily. The last maker I had the lid was molded on and could not be removed. Hope this helps.