We've had this coffee maker for a couple of months now, and it is the best we have owned to date.  The cone-shaped filter helps the water to run through all of the coffee evenly, which prevents bitterness from over-steeping the coffee.  This machine makes consistently good coffee and is easy to use and clean.  The only thing I can think of that would make it better would be a hinged lid.  You have to snap the lid off of the pot to fill it, which is a small hassle, but the resulting coffee is worth this minor detail!