Product review (2 stars): Bottom line for me is, would not buy again and would be leery if looking at reviews and thinking about purchasing.
Like others, when see a product that is 1/3 the OEM replacement price, I have to try it. Especially when reviews seem to show it is a solid product. For this though, I am kinda mixed on it. It is much cheaper and works, but there is a slight plastic taste to the water that my whole family has mentioned. I thought maybe it just needed to run for a bit, but it has been over a month now and it still has a slight plastic flavor. Maybe it's just the one I have since I don't see it mentioned too much, but makes me suspect of the quality control since there are quite a few mentions of particles and various filtering issues. Bottom line for me is, would not buy again and would be leery if looking at reviews and thinking about purchasing.