The coffee maker is fine, but one feature I didn't notice when I purchased it is that the pot handle does not have a hinged lid like every pot I've ever seen.  You have to pry it off and line it up to open up the pot and reattach the lid.  Very inconvenient if you want to add a bit more water or something.  So annoying is this that we dug in the cupboard and found an old pot that fits perfectly and works just fine with this brewer.