Fast, hot brewing. Meets SCAA time and temperature requirements.  Easy to fill and pour. Makes excellent coffee.

Water fill overflow is a hole in the back of the water container. If you overfill cold water will leak onto the counter.
Has a detent lock on swing-away filter holder. If you don't fully close filter holder, and put thermos fully in, coffee won't drain into thermos and makes a big mess on the counter. Once one learns to take care, no problems.

This unit is of very high quality internal construction; it is made by a company which makes heavy-duty restaurant coffee drip equipment and has done so for many years. The outside is a nice brown-colored plastic and feels solid and sturdy; no "cheap plastic feel" at all. The heating element is a heavy-duty high wattage unit which quickly reaches the ideal brewing temperature. Unlike most consumer units, when the water is used, the unit does not turn off. Instead a built-in delay allows all the water to drip from the basket filter into the thermos and then the unit gives 5 beeps and turns itself off--a very thoughtful feature for complete brewing. There are no elaborate controls--just sealed on and off buttons, an "on" light, and the automatic shutoff.

Note that using this with a good bean grinder such as the Capresso Infinity, which produces very uniform grinds, and best quality beans (I like Green Mountain Colombia Supremo  Popoyan) produces outstanding coffee. I had been using a Braun burr grinder for 20 years and it seemed to work ok, but the Capresso yielded a tremendous improvement in flavor. This might also have to do with the Capresso grinder operating at a lower temperature than the Braun, which is a  cylindrical burr grinder, while the Capresso is a conical screw burr grinder.

Ordered it on the internet. It came in a week, well packed in a plain white box.