I thought the OP was asking about kinds of coffee to get, not a particular maker????
Here is what I can tell you FOR SURE. If you buy coffee from anyone other than the roaster you won't ever know what a good cup of coffee tastes like, period. You can buy whatever anyone says is the best at the grocery store or even on-line, but it won't be fresh when you get it, especially if you buy ground coffee.
I roast my own at home and brew it in a french press. You can get cheap(er) coffee and roast it yourself and you will be amazed how good it is. The aroma alone when you grind it will have you hooked forever. You can do this pretty much on the cheap if you don't mind putting some work into it, or you can buy a roaster which will require no labor but will require your time.
Get your green (un-roasted) beans from here:
https://www.burmancoffee.com/coffeelist/
They will treat you right. You can get the lesser expensive stuff to start (and it will still be amazing) until you learn how to roast and what degree of roast you like the best. After that you can get the more expensive stuff and even the Hawaiian and Jamaican Blue Mountain everyone talks about. You can roast on your stove top using one of these
Yes, an old fashioned popcorn maker. This is a good tutorial on how to do it
http://www.breworganic.com/coffee/howtoroast.htm
Grind it up right before you brew it in a french press and you will be absolutely amazed at how good coffee CAN be.
I use one of these to roast:
Yes, it's a bit more expensive but it is as close to "set and forget" as you can get. I still monitor it during roasting, I just don't wear out my arm turning a crank.
I could go on for pages as home roasting coffee is one of my favorite things to do. Most people have never had a truly fresh cup of coffee, and they don't know what they are missing.
