<p>From reading the reviews, it looks like there could also be problems with the k-cups and people mis-diagnosing that as being problems with the coffee maker.</p>
<p>I bought a Keurig 5 months ago and love it. But, I agree the coffee is not the best and it has taken me some experimentation to figure out how to make a good cup of coffee with a reusable filter. I grind my own beans, make sure I have at least medium-bold coffee, and modify the reusable Keurig filter, or use others on the market such as the solostar. It seems like a lot of effort initially, but I now make a very good cup of coffee and have no waste of coffee or plastics. As the only coffee drinker at home, I got tired of wasting coffee in a standard machine and doing the daily ritual clean-up.</p>