The Mr. Coffee 5-cup Mini Brew makes great coffee & is ideal.  It brews coffee quickly and & being able to pause it if I'm flying out the door is great - no mess & it's still ready for my husband.  The unit is also programmable & very easy to set so coffee is ready as soon as I come downstairs.  As a mini unit, it has a small footprint so it takes up very little counter space & I'll be able to take it with me when traveling.  Fantastic!