This looks elegant on my kitchen counter, and I really like the readable clock display. However, I would not recommend it because the filter basket must be seated EXACTLY RIGHT -- or you wind up with a nasty-overflowing-wet-coffee-grounds-disaster. In my experience with every other coffee maker, you just drop in the filter basket and proceed. With this model, the basket MUST be inserted to line up with a little notch, so that it drops into position. If you just drop it in, the drip process backs up and overflows the filter. Big mess! This is a design flaw you wouldn't find on a $15 model from the drug store.