Without naming which company put out the coffee maker I must say that the  coffee maker review for this system is what impressed me enough to buy the coffee maker both for my home and for our office coffee making system. This system is a 12 cup brewing system and has no carafe. Almost any coffee maker can make a good cup of coffee so to choose the best you most likely compare price and features. The fact that I would not have to worry about a carafe breaking or having to wash a carafe I was impress with the one hand dispensing carafe-less coffee making system I read about when doing my purchasing researching