This coffeemaker is a nice compromise for those people (like in our household) who under normal circumstances only want to brew 1-2 cups of coffee on a daily basis (maybe, like us, your household likes their coffee at different strengths, or you only want one cup, or someone likes pumpkin spice and the others can't stand the stuff). We do on occasion have friends over, which is when the ability to brew a carafe comes in handy. The warmer is a particularly nice touch since most of the time I don't get to drink my coffee hot the first time. The reasons for four stars, rather than five, is how the water is poured in, and how you access the filter. I keep my coffeepot under my kitchen cabinets and therefore it makes it difficult to reach the filter and add water without pulling the entire machine out from under the cabinets. All in all, it's a good quality coffee maker with consistent performance. What more do you need?