The model that this model replaced was fabulous, perfect until it died one year from purchase with no known cause. This model is fine...less sleek, less all around. The lever to push to get the water boiling is clumsy wheras the old model was a very modern on/off button. The lid on the new model also doesn't stay closed - a problem with the hinge - so will often pop up mid-boil. All annoying but livable and probably unnoticeable if you didn't own the cooler original version. It works. I'm drinking my tea. Not particularly quick but it works.