Makes coffee as advertised...
Significantly more cleaning involved with this unit. Grinder / Basket / Basket holder / and Carafe ALL need cleaning daily. Lots of nooks and crannies to catch spent grinds. So in my opinion it is not really saving time.
I have not cleaned my stand alone coffee grinder in forever...Ever. Now I do it every day.
Grinder sounds like someone starting a motorcycle in the kitchen.
Last Cuisinart coffee maker lasted almost 10 years...this one is built well.
Hopefully this one will last half that!