I've given up on buying these nice "commercial grade" coffee makers. It seems regardless of how much I pay, they never seem to last any longer, and many times not as long as the cheaper units. Another thing I hate is that most all of them have that stupid 2 hour "automatic off" feature. I like to have my coffee hot and available until I decide to shut it off..... Not the unit.
Now I have 2 of the cheapest Mr. Coffee units Wal-Mart sells. ($16.00 each). One for me and one for my wife. We like our coffee differently, and these units allow each of us to have it the way we like.... And plenty of it. And the best part is all they have is an ON / OFF switch. No auto this and that. No clock to set. No automatic programming. Turn it on and it makes coffee, and keeps it hot until you shut it off.
With both of us being retired, we don't need all that garbage. I turn it on when I decide to roll out of the sack. And by the time I brush my teeth, let the dog out, and boot up my computer, it's all brewed and ready to go. And the best part is they are cheap enough to where we keep 2 extra units in stock, ready to go. That way when one takes a dump, all we have to do is unplug it, toss it, and plug in a new one. Pretty hard to beat.