I've been using a single cup maker as I only drink one to two cups of coffee daily. I got this last week and first thing I noticed was this makes coffee fast. It's quick. The built in filter was good too. Those right off the bat were very good pros. The cons are the buttons and getting to program it and messing with those. I just make mine when I'm ready so I really don't use them. But this surprised me how good it worked. It's also very compact, so everything is condensed into a smaller, more efficient coffee maker. I would definitely recommend this if you make coffee a lot, and drink more than a cup or two. Cleaning is very easy, and it comes with a charcoal filter with a holder. I like it and I use it every day now.