We bought one of these for steady home use (about 6 cups total a day, max). The coffee is always nice and hot and the brew settings (med, strong, etc.) work well.
The problem with it is the design and where the controls are. No matter how careful you are, at some point coffee will spill from where the cup sits onto the controls. And try though you might, you'll never be able to dry it all up before it seeps into the various buttons. And, as you've probably figured out already, coffee and electronics don't mix.
To be fair, we've had the unit about a year. In the last week, the brew indicator light (which cycles through various colors to let you know the status of the chamber) has been wonky. It flashes through all the colors as if it's having a seizure. It will tell me the water chamber needs water though it's completely filled. I think it's finally giving up the ghost, and I'll be calling Customer Service soon. FWIW, I've googled some other reviews and this issue has apparently cropped up before with long-term users of the GPOD.
I'll likely check out the other types of one-at-a-time brewers soon, including some of the K Cup systems.
To be clear, I really do like how it brews coffee but it needs to be redesigned to avoid this type of problem.
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