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This is my second SodaStream and I like this one better than the Fountain Jet that still works fine. Other reviews have exhaustively covered the positives of the SodaStream system so I won’t repeat them all here.

Positives (compared to the Fountain Jet):
– It takes a little less effort to operate
– It is a little more aesthetically pleasing

Negatives (minor):
– The LED light did not accurately determine carbonation levels and stopped coming on after a few months. It still worked as a carbonator, however. SodaStream replaced my unit at no cost to me.
– It only takes 60 liter carbonators. This is not a big problem because it was too hard to find replacements for the 130 liter carbonators at a reasonable price anyway.

Using SodaStream flavors may or may not the least expensive way to drink soda but it does reduce waste on many levels and is more healthful than soda from the popular companies. Also, the more “healthy” soda makers (with Stevia and/or Splenda) tend to cost a whole lot more than SodaStream. Weighing in environmental and health costs, I believe it saves me money.

Improvement Suggestions for Sodastream:
1. Provide carbonators at convenience stores and grocery store chains.
2. Provide a way to carbonate liquids besides water

I am only giving this 3 stars because the sodastream brand flavors taste bad (my opinion, I hate splenda taste) and this really won’t save you much money. Other than that it works fine (worthy of an "it’s okay" rating)

I got this as a gift and I use it pretty frequently. It comes with the sodastream unit, 1 bottle, a Co2 cannister, and sample pack of sodastream syrup. Its pretty easy to use, fill the bottle with water, slip it in and press down to carbonate. Thats all there is. Anyone who says it leaks either has a defective unit or has operator error. After a year of use I have experienced no leaks. Your only supposed to carbonate water in this (you pour concentrated syrup in afterwards). If you try to carbonate soda it shoots soda everywhere and makes a huge mess.

As for the sodastream flavors….. if you like the taste of splenda and artificial sugar then you will like these. Nearly all of the flavors contain splenda and I only found a few that do not. I did manage to find some cola syrup at Williams Sonoma that is made with real cane sugar (not splenda or high fructose corn syrup) and it tastes great. I also found recipes to make cola myself using sugar, citric acid, star anise and cinnamon (amazingly it tastes close to coca cola!).

I also use this for cooking. I started using carbonated water in my pancake batter since it makes thicker and fluffier pancakes.

As far as cost/money savings go. This machine makes 1 thing, carbonated water. It takes about

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.20 worth of CO2 to make 1 liter of carbonated water. Thats cheaper than what you'll find at the grocery store. the sodastream syrups cost about and they make 12 liters, so thats about .42 per liter. So if your using Sodastream syrups 1 liter will cost you .62 (so .24 for a 2 liter) which isn't really saving you a ton of money. You don't want to buy this if your trying to save money, you'll want to buy this if you will have fun making your own soda, or you care about drinking soda without high fructose corn syrup.

This device is easy to use and works great. I recently had a problem with one of the syrups I use (the all natural cane sugar ginger ale). I sent a complaint email to the Sodastream customer service department via their website... they contacted me WITHIN TWO HOURS of me sending it and replaced the bottle that had gone bad before its expiration date. FANTASTIC and attentive customer service. I highly recommend using their products.