I had my first Oxo grinder for about 5 years years and it was a terrific machine. It then began having issues making it through the grinding process. It would stop every three or four seconds and have to be restarted. The new machine is very similar.eith a couple of exceptions. The design changee which differentiates it from the now, upper level machine, was not a positive change. The ground coffee has a tendency to spit a little bit so it is a little messier. Not a lot, but just enough to be annoying. I also am not a fan of the new receptacle. I really don't like metal top but it is not life-threatening. It is still a great grinder and, as much as I thought I would miss the scale, once I established the appropriate grind time, I can set it and leave it so that the morning grind is quite. Honestly a little easier. It does a great job grinding. It's a little noisy and quite fast. Overall I recommended it highly..