Volume:
I read here often anger at the volume. I can say this machine has a normal operating volume. I know machines from acquaintances and from the company (which is so loud that you have to shout next to get by, and that's no exaggeration) and wonder, seemed to have had that Flüsterzauberwerk the authors of the reviews beforehand. A grinder makes now even "noise". I would not put into the bedroom and at 5,000 cups a day can probably already a little tickle nerves, but I drink my morning and afternoon from two cups and a cup and felt the volume never as loud. My friends have machines from Seco and they are just as "loud".
Leaks Water / display for emptying, filling the tank even though they are only half full / empty:
First, it runs from no water and the Abfangschale is measured electronically even after the content, so that the machine warns you when too much water means that Seco makes no acquaintances.
The complaint about the water display or drop indicator is justified. Whether it is the water tank, which is only half full or the waste container, which is already half full, there is an immediate indicator on the machine and you have to empty it. It would surely present some room for improvement. It is estimated that happens every 6-8 cups, if not even more.
In any case I have to empty it or refill every 3-4 days, which is perfectly fine, and if I have time visit, I empty it just twice a day. I can not quite understand the fuss.
I am satisfied with the machine, it is very small, making coffee and switches off automatically. What else you want?