I've been through a fair amount of coffee makers in my lifetime and this is an investment that's worth it. It's the size of my regular drip coffee machine and my coffee bean grinder combined so I'm not losing any counter space, just replacing it. It's easy to use and brews coffee pretty fast. I love that it has the built in bean grinder but also has the option to use pre-ground coffee. I've used to to make a cup or two of iced coffee and it's tasted great so I'll be using that a lot this summer. The espresso style option is pretty cool too and does taste just like an espresso.