Bought this to replace an older Quisinart coffee maker of the same style.  The controls on this one are easier to use, to view the water level in the reservoir is easier to see, albeit on the side of the coffee maker.  It does it's purpose, hope it lasts as long as my old coffee maker. It would be nice if the instructions on how to set it up were in the box, had to search the web to find out how after receiving it.  Not everybody has access to the web.