When I say this is a nice coffee machine, I really mean MACHINE. This thing is complex and seems to have magic going on inside of it. Never have I ever seen one device that you simply load whole beans and water into and reasonably good coffee comes out with no grounds left in the bottom of my cup. I drink A LOT of REALLY STRONG coffee. That being said, there are a  couple of thing left to be desired with this machine: a) Larger water reservoir - it doesn't hold enough water to make two batches back to back; b) A stronger setting - I still found the coffee flavor to be weaker than I prefer. I would like to be able to cram more grounds into the recipe; and c) A way to remove the beans - If I want to change beans, I have to use a vacuum to get the rest of the beans out.