Not sure - but the ice tea maker that seems to be the best seller (and one that many of the other negative reviews that were removed recommended) is about the same

Prior negative reviews (by the way where did they all go?) said they thought the pitcher got out of shape over a period of time and didn't engage properly where the tea comes out.

As recent as two weeks ago there were many negative reviews on this

I read many reviews stating that this model leaks

(We go through a lot of tea.)I should also note that while reviewer Ellis Godard's opinions about the Mr. Coffee machines in general are valid, he submitted a factually inaccurate review of the TM-1

I did read the negative reviews prior to purchasing in April but thought "no" they must be doing something wrong.

He looks to have duplicated his (accurate) review of the TM-3 for the TM-1, which is an entirely different machine

I bought this because it had such good reviews

The other reviews made me a little nervous that it was not like how it used to be.

I bought this one even though expecting trouble with it from all the bad reviews, but am pleasantly surprised that I have no problem with this unit,it works like it's supposed to,just make sure you put the lid on the pitcher right and