Product review (3 stars): Water tastes ok, but too long in filling.
I don't have many other models to compare this too but the Brita model I had was certainly faster than this model with the ability to fill up the pitcher and not stand there continually filling it.  I'd like to know the Models tested where it came up 5x faster.  Perhaps they were older systems or pitchers with coffee filters, in any case this is one slow system.  The Use and Care guide states - "Freshly filters 1 gallon of water in 2 minutes" but that never happened.  Maybe two minutes in Matrix time, certainly not our normal time.  That's not to say the filter is not efficient and great at what it does, it simply takes longer than listed.

Do not use this system with water that is "micro-biologically unsafe"  as it will not protect you, it's meant for normal circumstances of chlorine and such.  You can pop out the filter to use in other pitchers, bottles and such but you still have the same slow response on the filter.  It looks great, fits in the fridge door perfectly, but it's honestly better suited as just a pitcher instead of a filtered pitcher.  The pouring is also a bit suspect with the included lid, but I plan on using it as a pitcher only for now.