my first capresso coffee maker is 10 years old and still works however the LEDs were going out making it guess work to change the strength or program the time. so I set out to find a replacement with the requirement of having a built in grinder and 10-12 cups. I tried 3 popular brands including in the $200 range to find out they needed cleaning of the ground coffee channel daily (my first and current capressos dont require cleaning the channnel) and they could not handle any oily beans like all the starbucks coffee.. kinda dumb to have a coffee maker that cant take the most popular beans. I was told to dry out the beans overnight on a papertowel and not use dark oily beans. not happening as they are the best beans in my opinion. the new version by capresso is more compact and takes up less space than the older model. I am very happy with the current model after finally finding one on amazon and returning the other models i tried. one caveat i have added is the use of a paper filter inside the gold filter, why??? i can clean out the old grinds quickly and neatly without washing a lot of grinds down the drain.... try it you'll like it! makes a great cup of java! the carbon filters help keep the taste great although i happen to have great water so i change them infrequently.