I have owned this coffee maker for well over 5 years and it was a replacement for one that I had owned for about 10 years.  I love this little machine. It quickly makes a nice hot cup of fresh coffee. I even got my father-in-law one and he was resistant at first (he's 84), but now that he knows how to use it he absolutely loves it. Unfortunately, my husband has damaged the filter basket so I am going to buy him a new machine.  I hope that B&D will continue to carry this product.  Oh, I also use it to make tea sometime.