Huge price drop on the Capresso MT500 Coffee Maker with Thermal Carafe

Updated 02/06/10: The top-rated and reviewed Capresso 440.05 MT-500 10-Cup Electronic Coffeemaker with Thermal Carafe is now just $139 with FREE shipping at Amazon.com! This is a huge price drop from the previous posted price, $179/$189.

The Capresso MT500 Plus Thermal Coffee Maker is our favorite coffee maker to recommend to our fellow java lovers. It's state-of-the-art, from its vacuum thermal carafe to its charcoal water filter. But how well does it perform, really? Just ask the experts:

• The Wall Street Journal ranked this machine "Best Overall" and "Best Value."
• Food & Wine listed it among "best drip machines."
• CoffeeGeek reviewer Mark Prince says this machine "gets it" when it comes to brewing temperatures -- a major problem, he says, with most "department store brands" -- and its thermal carafe should be a standard feature on all modern coffee makers (it isn't). Says Prince: "It looks like Capresso is dead serious on producing a first rate brew with the MT500.