I purchased this coffee maker one month ago and returned it today.Beware: there is a distinct smell and taste of plastic in every cup brewed! The coffee tastes and smells like the product of cleaning the coffee maker. Not only does it produce the foulest tasting coffee, I have serious doubts about the safety of any product that seems to be leaching the smell of plastic into the air and the taste of plastic into something I am consuming.
On another note, the display needs a backlight. The design, otherwise, is quite nice.