Nice coffee maker for the price. We've been using it for a little bit over a year and so fa so good. My hubby is a big coffee drinker and it's nice that he can program it since he gets up early. We like that it turns off in 2 hours (useful on Sundays when we read the paper for hours). Brews the coffee fast. I usually use the travel mug for my decaf fix. If you use the machine for 2 different coffee/people at the same time, brew the coffee in the travel mug first, then brew it in the carafe. This way the coffee will stay hot in the pot. If you do in the opposite order, coffee will not be kept hot in the carafe because that part of the coffee maker is turned off.