We bought the chrome filter specifically because it matched our kitchen faucet and sink.  It was beautiful...much more aesthetically pleasing that a white "growth" hanging off the faucet...and it actually worked fairly well for about a year.

- I did find that it's impossible to tighten finger tight and have it stop leaking...that said, apply pliers VERY gently and only just enough to stop any leaking!  Tightening this thing on the faucet requires finesse, not brute force, and mine never leaked in about a year of use.

- The filter life indicator is a joke.  By that I mean, while it works fine, it can't be seen without shining a flashlight down into the little port on top of the unit.

- Water flow through the unit, whether filtered or not, is significantly restricted, but we got used to it.

-I read reviews about the valve being hard to turn between filtered and regular flow.  Ours was just fine for about a year, and then it slowly became difficult to turn...so much, in fact, that we were afraid of breaking the unit off the faucet.  We called Brita and the first operator told us they'd send a replacement unit...which never came, so we called again, and got a refund of the purchase price instead.

With our refund, we bought one of the electronic versions (with the little LED on the side that flashes), and have been completely pleased.

Note that the filter cartridges for the chrome unit are the same filters used for the similar white unit AS WELL AS the electronic version, so if you don't mind having a chrome filter on your white unit, you can use any extras you might have when you change units (which was lucky for us, since we bought a 4-pack of extra chrome filters when we bought our original unit).

Bottom line: If installed carefully, it filters water as advertised...BUT...the indicator is a joke, and the filtered/regular valve needs a redesign to fix the "hard turning" problem.  For essentially the same price as this chrome unit, you can get the electronic version of Brita's on-faucet filter which has a better valve and a lighted indicator....it'll just be white and not as pretty on your faucet.
We bought the chrome filter specifically because it matched our kitchen faucet and sink. It was beautiful... much more aesthetically pleasing that a white "growth" hanging off the faucet... and it actually worked fairly well for about a year. - I did find that it's impossible to tighten finger tight and have it stop leaking... that said, apply pliers VERY gently and only just enough to stop any leaking! Tightening this thing on the faucet requires finesse, not brute force, and mine never leaked in about a year of use. - The filter life indicator is a joke. By that I mean, while it works fine, it can't be seen without shining a flashlight down into the little port on top of the unit. - Water flow through the unit, whether filtered or not, is significantly restricted, but we got used to it. -I read reviews about the valve being hard to turn between filtered and regular flow. Ours was just fine for about a year, and then it slowly became difficult to turn... so much, in fact, that we were afraid of breaking the unit off the faucet. We called Brita and the first operator told us they'd send a replacement unit... which never came, so we called again, and got a refund of the purchase price instead. With our refund, we bought one of the electronic versions (with the little LED on the side that flashes), and have been completely pleased. Note that the filter cartridges for the chrome unit are the same filters used for the similar white unit AS WELL AS the electronic version, so if you don't mind having a chrome filter on your white unit, you can use any extras you might have when you change units (which was lucky for us, since we bought a 4-pack of extra chrome filters when we bought our original unit). Bottom line: If installed carefully, it filters water as advertised... BUT... the indicator is a joke, and the filtered/regular valve needs a redesign to fix the "hard turning" problem. For essentially the same price as this chrome unit, you can get the electronic version of Brita's on-faucet filter which has a better valve and a lighted indicator.... it'll just be white and not as pretty on your faucet.