My wife and I only drink one cup a day and we have different preferences for flavor, caffination, etc. So a single brew machine is ideal for us. We're both very pleased with the taste and convenience of the B-60. Because the cofee is brewed directly into the cup, there's no burned or "stale" taste from an automatic drip machine carafe/hotplate. There's the great convenience of just pushing a button and simple clean-up. The variety of K-cup coffees on the market easily meets our needs.
There are some drawbacks:
1- The machine is relatively noisy. Especially the "shuddering" sound of the pump.
2- The different cup size buttons (small, medium, travel) have no relationship to actual cups. I've found it takes two "small" brewing cycles to fill my medium sized cup.
3- The K-cup coffee isn't widely available in stores. I haven't seen K-cups in any supermarket. A bed&bath chain store is the only nearby retailer and they only have a limited, barely adequate selection. On-line there are many outlets and flavors but there's the added steps to find, buy, ship, wait, etc.
4- K-cup coffee is relatively expensive. Amazon has the best price (if you get free shipping). The local retailer is $8 per box (as of 10/17/2006) if you use one of their ubiquitous 20% off coupons. Several on-line venders are $10/box before shipping. (For some reason, the Green Mountain Coffee factory store -- which is my commute to work -- tops the list at $14/box. Maybe it's fresher there.)
5- It has a black, chrome industrial look that I find aesthetically unappealling.
I recommend this and similar Keurig coffee makers for those who want a convenient cup of good coffee and who don't mind some inconvenience when it comes time to buy more K-cups. Get more detail about Keurig B60 Special Edition Gourmet Single-Cup Home-Brewing System.
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