From looking at the box on the store shelf, this seems like a really nice coffee maker for the price, so we bought it. When we set it up, we discovered, much to our dismay, that's there's no visible way to tell when it's turned on. There is a digital on/off button on the front, but there's no indicator lamp and no indication on the LCD display that the unit is powered on. That's really poor product design, in my opinion.