We had a ninja 4in1 first, but returned it bc the warming plate would not turn on unless you brewed a quarter carafe or more. This cuisinart 4in1 does everything we want, the warming plate turns on for all brew sizes of coffee, the steam wand has been great for making cappuccino, and we've been loving it. Only gripe is with the coffee water reservoir. The lid only opens to straight up (vs past vertical on a prior model we own), so it gets hard to pour the last bit of water in if brewing over a half pot. I ended up using a funnel to solve that issue. I do love the removable water container on the back side for the kcups & espresso. I wish they could've shared that reservoir with the coffee function somehow. Overall, love it, and would highly recommend!