Awww c'mon Brett, it does have the cool blue light that make it look great at night in the kitchen :rofl: At least it comes with "fill yer own" basket. Agree with AM though about the geek factor turning people off good gear. There is a big difference between having good gear and understanding how to use it and being a OCD anal fanatic that weighs to 1/10th of a gram and stirs 5 times clockwise and three anti clockwise and pass their routine off as gospel. I guess its like anything though, the more your are exposed your more you learn and the more you learn the better the understanding. Once one has the understanding you can wade through all the shit and do your own thing. I would assume that with the correct knowledge there is only one choice. That been said, I can only conclude that pod lovers have not been suitably educated in coffee or just dont care ( which is fine too) enough to learn more and take the next step. Each to their own. I really must stop verbally thrashing friends and rellies that buy pod machines. I shall mock in silence, from the corner. 😃