Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

We had an SS-700 that succumbed to pump problems after about three years (R.I.P.)... After trying to go the traditional coffee pot route for a while, I decided to give another single cup brewer a try. I really like the SS-10, more than the 700, for a couple of reasons: •It's a little smaller than the 700 so I don't have to pull it out from under the cabinets to open the lid or fill the water reservoir. •Literally no wait time from turning unit on to brewing a cup •For some reason, the coffee produced from the use-your-own brew basket is so much stronger and more flavorful than the 700. I never brewed my own with the 700 because it tasted awful, and now I can which helps alleviate my environmental concerns about all the discarded plastic K-cups. •Auto shut-off feature is great for scatterbrains like myself •Not that this would have been a deal breaker, but this machine is extremely quiet. All those reporting that it is noisy, I can't imagine we are reviewing the same machine, unless theirs are defective. It is WAY quieter than the 700 was. I only have a couple of minor aesthetic issues, so I won't exactly call them cons: •They took away the LED in the reservoir which would blink when the water level was low. Of course, I can see with my own eyes that the water level is low, but the light was pretty... •Ok so I'll admit this is very nitpicky, but it is a review so here goes: The cup sizes are shown smallest to largest from left to right. But when you want to go from default (8oz) to a smaller size, you hit the "down" button which you would think should be placed to the left of the "up" button, but is inexplicably placed to the right. My instincts always make me want to hit the button on the left for down. I know, I know, rotten of Cuisinart to make me have to think in the morning before my coffee!! (I know you can change the default setting but my husband and I like different sizes so we just left it.) •Misleading for Cuisinart to describe this machine as being constructed from Stainless Steel. Yeah, nope. But I expected it. All in all I am very happy with this machine. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is for the aesthetics described above. I purchased an $11 extended warrantee just in case.