I bought one of these and it made GREAT coffee. However, I absolutely HATED that the grounds holder rested on the thermal carafe WITHOUT the lid on. So basically you either have a loose lid or a loose grounds basket floating around. Very annoying. Returned it and got a Technivorm.
KrustyboomerThe version with the SS carafe is even more annoying: you can't actually empty the carafe all the way because of the shoulder in the lid design. I'd trade for a glass-carafe version that's easier to wash in a heartbeat.
It is a great coffeemaker, though. :)