I purchased this coffee maker to replace a older Bunn.  The Bunn did not get hot enough.  I bought this based on Consumer Reports Review of the product.  I makes a excellent cup of coffee.  I really like the wide mouth of the decanter as my big hand can reach in to scrub it.  I have two suggestions.  The first is the marking of the cups on the side of the decanter.  The color should be black.  It is so hard to see the white as filling the decanter.  I asked my wife if she had trouble with this and she agreed with me.  The second though is that pouring the required amount of water is cumbersome  The lid of the coffee maker should swing back further in order to allow this big decanter room to pour.  The quality if excellent.  The temperature of the coffee is really hot ( have the scares on my tongue to prove HA!!!)