Ninja Thirsti Max Custom Hydration System, Soda Maker, Sparkling Water Maker, Custom Still & Sparkling Drinks, Compact Design, With 60L CO₂ Cylinder & Flavored Water Drops, Silver WC2002

Bought this for my husband for his birthday and so far he loves it. It works well and is easy to learn and the flavors so far have been good. He really likes the flexibility of being able to use whatever cup he wants and how carbonated to make it as well as how many ounces to pour.

We drink way more water now, I hate plain water but know I need to drink it, and the flavors are great! They have a subscription system for the co2 cartridges but we ended up buying a big personal tank to refill them from. However you get your co2, this thing is great. We are debating getting a second one for upstairs.

Works great, noisy enough to wake a sleeping baby but not get the dogs barking

OK - so why is this review one of the very few with less than five (or 4.5) stars? Maybe I'm an outlier, but I did not like the "diet" flavor and after-taste of the fizzy drinks produced by the Thirsti. I only drink diet sodas and, therefore, should be used to the diet flavor, but this is different and more objectionable to me. The after-taste in my mouth lasted more than 30 minutes. I was under the impression that the flavor was just an essence, as you would get in the typical flavored sparkling water, like LaCroix, Bubly or similar. But this machine produced heavily flavored (and colored) drink that resembled a diet soda, such as diet Crush, or similar, with a heavy after-taste, even with the least amount of flavoring selected.The machine, however, is well-made, nice looking and functional. I just did not like the drinks.After I tried it, I decided to return it, but Amazon.com would not accept it because it was "used" and they directed me to the Ninja web site. So I had to contact Ninja to return it to them. I've sent them a request two days ago and have not heard back...and it begins.Update to the original posting of three starts. I decided to add a fourth star because I learned that Thirsti makes, what they call, SELTZER pods. These Seltzer pods add only an essence of flavor; no color or heavy after-taste. I ordered several of these from Amazon, but I noticed the flavors and quantities aren't as abundant as the standard Thirsti flavors. Enjoy

We love this machine and hopefully will not be buying store bought soda ever again, we purchased the glass storage bottles from Amazon and make drinks a week ahead and place in refrigerator then grab a bottle before work to go in the lunch bags. My fav so far is a combo coke soda with a hint of cherry spritzer and the orange with the peach mango still or soda form. All kinds of different combos or stick to the individual flavor, I saw someone complaining about it dispensing only 6 oz at a time but this is perfect for dispensing into a bottle as it stops the spill over of bubbles. Not an issue at all. The only issue of dispensing direct to the bottle you can only add 12 oz the make an extra 6 oz individual into a 1 cup jug and add 4 oz of it to the bottle to fill, the bottles only hold 16 oz, but not an issue as I just drink the remaining 2 oz as it’s mo sugar and no cal to worry about 🤣

Absolutely love this machine! The bubbles are consistent and we really enjoy the kiwi-strawberry flavor the most. It’s super simple to use and always delivers a great fizzy beverage. Our Co2 is low hence why our light for the bubbles was orange. It’s giving us a warning that it will need to be replaced soon. We use it so much. I love how the tray is adjustable for tall cups or short cups. We use different sizes of mason jars and add ice afterwards. There is ice inside the water dispenser as well. Our kids and grandkids absolutely love this too. Definitely recommend this!

I was going back and forth between the two brands but I’m sure glad I picked the ninja thirsti! You can customize your flavor and strength. My favorite part is you can pickThe carbonation amount. Big game changer!

It works really good