I liked my first model which was a forerunner of this model The improvements include a water window to guage how much is in the coffeemaker along with the elimination of water dripping down the back. Liked the first one and like this one better.
This was a Christmas gift from my son as we were upgrading our kitchen and he thought my 10 year old coffee maker needed to be upgraded also. The appearance was definitely an improvement and it works quite well also.
It comes down to the coffee flavor. Fresh ground beans brewed just right. Large capacity pot means I don’t have to brew a second one just to get the day started. Love it.
It makes 14 cups. You can adjust temperature, set it for bold flavor, program it to start the next day and you can turn off the setting to let you know coffee is done. I have a few cruisinart small appliances and LOVE each and everyone of them.