I recently bought this small Mr. Coffee coffeemaker and it is wonderful for just one cup at a time. I am a single lady and don't drink more than one cup a day. It says it is a 4 cup maker but I find that with my size of cups, I can fill it up to 3 cups and it is just right. Takes the smaller filters and washes up great. There is no timer however, but it perks really fast so the wait time is short.