Product review (5 stars): Good charcoal filter.
This is my second purchase of this filter. I chose to repurchase from this vendor although there are cheaper options because of my own good experience and because it seemed like most of the reviews had good experiences as well.
My last filter was used for slightly over 1 year with no apparent ill affects, and supplied good tasting water to the last.
It should be noted that this is a charcoal filter that helps remove chlorine and improves taste only. I've noted some reviews where people are surprised that the water pressure has increased with the use of this filter. This would indicate to me that they were previously using a filter that was made to filter more contaminants. The more completely a water filter removes contaminants, the more it will restrict the water flow - and of course, the more it will cost.
If you need to do more than remove chlorine and improve taste, you should look for a much more expensive filter, if you just want water that tastes good this one is a good balance between price and quality.
Note: The second filter I ordered was defective and did not remove the chlorine taste from our water, however when I contacted the manufacturer they very quickly replaced it and the replacement works fine. Nice people!