Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Initial impressions: Smaller, lighter with seemingly less water capacity than the SS700 it replaced. Gone are the blue LED lights in the water resivuoir, too bad as it was a nice indicator the unit was 'on' and the blue cast a subtle light at night that was pleasing to the eye. Water temp. is selectable by HOT & XHOT instead of by degrees ex. 192*. But XHOT is much HOTTER than the 192* setting on the SS700 and that is a plus. Head functionality is only a possible improvement. On the SS700 both the upper and lower 'jaws' of the head moved which created a problem later in the units life, via misalignment, either crushing through the top of the K-cup or creating an elongated hole. This is simplified in this unit, only the top moves, and I hope it eliminates the crushing. However, the 1st K-cup through the machine had it's top seal blown off and coffee grounds went everywhere. A second K-cup experienced no problems. The Problem may have been the 1st K-cup itself or the fact the the cradle for the K-cup allows for the K-cup to wobble. Time will tell. If the exploding seals continue the unit will be returned to Amazon. 3 stars for now. 9/8/2017 update: Machine has performed flawlessly since the initial review. Faster brew than the SS700 as well. 5 stars