CBTL Single Cup Coffee/Espresso Brewer

For a long time I've been a coffee snob. I use a french press or go to Starbucks (I know, not that elite). Still, i scoffed at the idea of these instant single serving coffee makers. Still, I never heard anyone talk ill of them, and only sing their praise. Since I a moving to a house that's not so convienient to a Starbucks, and lets face it, making french press coffee is long and a pain in the ass sometimes, I thought I'd give this a shot. As far as the device goes, I love how it looks. Modern, shiny, compact. So 5 stars on looks. Now the few nit picky things, some other reviews have mentioned as well: It is kind of noisey. I remember in one of the big brand coffee shops having a demo done for me a year ago of their machine (honestly can't remember which one it was, think Starbucks), and it wasn't noisy like this. Granted its not for long, but it makes some noise. 2nd last gripe which is a bigger deal is people aren't lying when they say it only takes a small cup at best. I typically use the big oversized mugs you tend to find more of now, you know the Starbucks ones with a city name on them. No way they are fitting on this. So I tried my 1996 Luxor Las Vegas mug, which is more of your traditional sized coffee mug. Nope, that doesn't fit either. That one kind of surprised me. I should say it fits, but you have to tip it at an angle to get it in and the spout. Seeing as I don't have any low-profile coffee mugs, this will do for now. I'll get one eventually, but really this will just be so I can make coffee, then pour it into my big oversized mug. Lastly, the amount of coffee it makes seems lacking. I believe this is reprogrammable, could be wrong. Honestly I only quickly flipped the directions, made a few cups and experimented and wrote this review. As a default though, the largest cup setting is only about 3/4 of the normal sized coffee mug. The middle setting is less than half. I tried making 2 cups using the same pod, that's not really an alternative as it is a single serving maker, and the 2nd cup was watered down and useless. In the end, it's not the replacement I was hoping for. Yes I'll keep it, and for visitors it'll be great. I'll use it occasionally when I'm too lazy to make the extra long drive to Starbucks or make french press, but I don't see using it on a daily basis. Just isn't that exciting or great of a cup of coffee.