and you have to open and close the top 5-10 times to get enough water to brew,

I have a full size with the water reservoir and capabilities to select from 3 different size cups of coffee.

There are also no controls for water temperature like the standard machines, but the temperature default works well.

The only down side for me with this so far is that it's a bit loud, mostly when draining the water from the top intake to the boiler

The machine doesn’t brew hot water