Black+Decker Scm1000Bd Spacemaker Under The Cabinet 12Cup Programmable Coffeemaker, Black

Works fine for our small office. Yes, we were in love with the original model as were others who reviewed this, but that one is sleeping with the fishes. This upgrade is much nicer looking, takes up less space, and produces a wild green reflection on our counter space (the back-lit number of cups indicator) -- makes a great night light! Seriously, brews good coffee and is easy to use. What more is there?

We are very happy with this coffee maker. It looks nice and we appreciate that we can store things, such as our coffee grinder, underneath it. The coffee maker has a electrical outlet in the back as to add more appliances. It was a little cumbersome to install according to the directions. There is a panel on the top of the maker, which by putting a little pressure on the front of it, the panel will slide off. Then one can mount just that panel, but loosely, then slide the coffee maker on to it, and then tighten it up. Much easier!

Have used this for years and always works. Had to replace a few month ago, but had it for about 6 years before replacement needed. It does not keep the coffee very hot, but that is what a microwave is for. I like the idea of the under counter aspect as I hate clutter in my kitchen and this helps alleviate the clutter. Will continue to buy if I need another in 6 years!!

After reading many reviews and mounting my own thermal SPACEMAKER I have found my experience to differ from what many others indicate they are experiencing. This is what I have found with this coffeemaker:The template is correct. If you follow the layout instructions correctly, drill your holes from the center of the template hole marks and dill perpendicular, rather than even at a slight angle to the cabinet base, your holes will align properly with the coffeemaker mounting holes. I, personally, found another problem though. I will describe it below:I have a flush based cabinet on the underside 'BUT' I also have a front frame around the cabinet opening. My frame is 3/4" thick and raises up 1/2" from the upper side of the cabinet base. When placing your template you have to take this 3/4" thick frame into consideration and move the template somewhere between 1/2" and 3/4" back from the front edge of the cabinet. If you simply line up the template with the front of your cabinet frame the drill holes will be right against the back of the frame. Lining up the template along the backside of the frame allows you more clearance to install your screws. Naturally, this will move the front of the coffeemaker back from the front edge a bit. I chose to only drop the template back 1/2" rather than to the back of the front frame and I had enough room to install my front mounting screws without issue.This coffeemaker may have an 8 cup capacity but it's obviously not a standard 8 ounce cup they are talking about. Eight standard 8 oz. cups equal 2 quarts. Pour 2 quarts of water into the water container and you will find it's way overfilled above the the "8" cup indicator on the front of the container. While speaking about the water container I will add this:Filling the container with water is a cumbersome task. Measuring lines are hard to view, etc. Get yourself some sort of measuring container that allows you to easily draw the amount of water you want and then pour it into the water well. Doing so will eliminate overfilling/under-filling and save you much aggravation.I have noted many claims that the coffee is not hot. I am finding it to be as hot as, if not hotter than, my counter top Black & Decker coffeemaker and I have no complaints about that pot. I am not expecting very hot coffee several hours after brewing. My counter top pot keeps coffee fairly warm for 2 hours. The SpaceMaker keeps my coffee medium warm at the 2 hour point. That's how I like my coffee so it's no problem for me. If the coffee is not warm enough some seconds in the microwave fixes that the same way it does with my counter top model. The SPACEMAKER also saves plenty of electricity too because warmer plate model coffeemakers have a much higher energy draw than you realize while they are on for that 2 hours.Contrary to what some people are saying, I am finding coffee pours from the carafe well. You learn to pour it a little differently than with a glass carafe but it pours dripless unless you try to pour it too fast. That's the same case with any glass carafe too. Actually, Black & Decker glass carafes are notorious for slopping and dripping while pouring and require much more patience that you'll need with the thermal carafe. If you're spilling coffee around with the thermal carafe 'you' are doing something wrong.I don't care for blue lights so I don't like the blue light that's always on while the unit is plugged in. It's not a bright blue light but it irks me simply because I just don't like blue indicator lights on anything. They just catch my eye too much. Besides, that blue light serves no real useful purpose. It doesn't even make the water tank measuring lines visible enough. I won't miss the blue light if it ever burns out.My SPACEMAKER brews coffee in a good rate of time. Faster than my counter top one does. If it was a 12 cup model I suspect times would be about the same.I've only had my SPACEMAKER for several days so I cannot make any claims regarding dependability or longevity at this time. Even with faults that I found I wish I could rate this pot at a 4 but I cannot. I give it 3 because my first SPACEMAKER had to be replaced before I could even use it. It only had 3 nut fasteners for the mounting screws. The fourth was just an empty hole with nothing for the mounting screw to anchor too. The B & D rep indicated that was a known issue created at one of the factories. They did rapidly replace the defective pot though.BLACK+DECKER SCM2000BD SpaceMaker Under The Cabinet 8-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker with Thermal Carafe, Stainless Steel/Black

I installed this and used it for awhile in order to give a better review. The installation was easy. The instructions require some very specific needs (ie, flat bottom cabinets) which you don't need. My cabinets are typical of most - about a 1/2 inch lip around the edge. But I was still able to install with out issue.As noted in other reviews - it does leak. But only when the reservoir is over filled. You can ONLY fill to the 8 cup max. The problem is caused by the goofy design of the product. The max fill is only HALF of the reservoir! So it looks like you can add more, but you can't. Why not just make the reservoir smaller? Bad design.Also, the reality is, you get four nice cups of coffee. That's it. So it is good if there is not more than 2 people you are making coffee for. If it is a bigger crowd, you need to keep making pots.Everything else about the unit I like. I really, really wanted the under cabinet design - I think Black and Decker is the last company to have one. The pot is nice. Keeping the coffee fairly hot for awhile. It makes a pot fairly quickly. And overall it has a nice clean look.Although the design leaves a bit to be desired, once you accept those, it is a nice coffee maker.

This is the second unit we have had. The first unit lasted over 10 years. A very nice feature of the new unit is that the installation holes are exactly the same as the original unit! What a surprise that I did not have to re-drill new holes to install a replacement. Somebody at Black and Decker is really thinking of the buyer for a change. Makes great coffee and the insulated pot is great. The unit turns off when coffee is brewed and the insulated pot keeps coffee hot for at least a half hour. No need to worry about turning off a hot plat under the pot when you leave home. Great Job!