Makes nice hot coffee. A big improvement over our old one. I like the choice of the different settings for size and brew. I do think the cover of the water retainer could be a more substantial plastic. It;s very light and I hope doesn’t break.
I've had this coffee maker for just over a week and have used both the pod and ground coffee methods to make coffee with it. I really like most everything about it, except the limited sizes of cups one can actually use with it. No problem though, after I make the travel mug size, I leave the pod in place and start the smallest cup size hot water which finishes filling up my mug. That makes the coffee's strength just about right for me and gives me a full mug. Granted, my coffee mug is pretty big... so this is probably not a real common issue.
Got this within a week and love it. I replaced a series 400 and my wife luvs the gold color. The drip tray is better and heats up fast and coffee taste great.