If you enjoy an unreadable water gauge and coffee grounds on your kitchen counter, this is the coffeemaker for you.Poorly designed and executed, the DCC-100 features a side water gauge in dark plastic which is virtually unreadable without a flashlight. The "Brew Pause" feature is designed to allow the coffee pot to be removed while still brewing. This element, which works 50% of the time, requires critical alignment between the base unit, filter holder and pause lever. Without that alignment, half-brewed coffee spills over the top of the basket and onto the counter. Regrettably the filter holder cannot be easily removed, so cleaning the unit is very difficult.This is an excellent example of getting what you pay for, however, for a bit more money, you can do better.