This is a vintage coffee maker, but one of my favorites coffee makers. The newer coffee makers possibly brew a little faster (haven't used one in a few years), but the coffee made from this vintage brewer definitely seems to have more flavor. It's easy to fill (water and grounds) and uses standard basket 4 cup filters. If I want a cup while it's still brewing, it doesn't stop like the newer ones when you remove the pot, but I just remove the pot and stick my cup under the opening and pour a little coffee into it from the pot. No problem. I saved a carafe from an older Mr. Coffee, in case I would break one.