SWANSTM201N Vintage Teasmade with a Traditional Dial Clock, Rapid Boil and Alarm, 600ml, 850W, White

Love it! Compact and easy to use. I was a little worried after reading mixed reviews, however I can’t fault it. No issues at all. Alarm not too loud, water noise wakes me but again not too loud, light dims. Easy to set, fill and use. Good that you can put things on top. Nice clean yet retro design. Looks way better than I imagined. Able to start my day in peace before venturing downstairs. What’s not to love.

Works well so far but I hope it lasts longer than the last one!

I have had teasmades for the last 50 years to enjoy a morning cuppa in bed. Previous models (initially Goblin teasmade in 1972) lasted 17 years. My most recent teasmade before this purchase was a Swan compact teasmade, probably 15 years old, that still functions but recently started to tick so noisily that we decided to replace it. A few weeks ago, I took delivery of my first Swan Vintage teasmade. There was such poor quality control on this item. The hour and minute hands were not in synchrony such that when the minute hand was on 12, the hour hand was pointing to about 25 minutes to the full hour. The alarm was difficult to set, probably due to the lack of synchrony of the clock fingers. The teasmade made tea & the alarm went off on the first morning but almost an hour later than we wanted it. We adjusted the alarm setting and the next day, when the clock reached this time, the red light for tea & alarm function went out, the alarm only light stayed on & the teasmade did nothing - no tea nor alarm wake up. I contacted Swan & the lady in customer service informed me I must set the teasmade up just after 7pm the previous night if I wanted it to sound the alarm and make the tea at 6.50 am. the following morning as the teasmade works on a 12 hour cycle. In 50 years of successfully using a teasmade, I have usually set it around 11pm going to bed but instead I followed her instructions. I put water in the chamber, teabag in the pot, pot firmly positioned on its stand against the sensor and both switches pressed to the "set" position with red lights illuminated. Just 50 minutes later, the teasmade made the tea at almost 8pm the same evening so the advice I got from Swan was rubbish!! I contacted Amazon & returned this defective teasmade I had for less than a week & took delivery of a replacement one on 3rd August. Once again, the hour and minute fingers on the clock were not fully synchronised (have Swan abandoned all quality control for these China manufactured products?) but this time they were only 12 minutes out rather than 25 minutes. We made the required adjustments in setting the alarm for 6.30 am wanting it to go off at 6.50 am & this proved right. I set the teasmade at 11pm going to bed and at 6.50 am the next morning, we were woken with the alarm & a cup of tea. This worked perfectly for 3 days. Then on the 4th morning, when it reached 6.50 am, the red light for "alarm and tea" went out, the teasmade neither made any tea nor did the alarm go off, despite the second red light for alarm only still being pressed to the "set" position & illuminated. I pressed the combined tea and alarm switch down to the "tea now" position & it made tea so at least we had a drink but no alarm wake up. This has happened each day for the past three days, so now we are returning a second defective Swan vintage teasmade to Amazon for a refund and no longer wish to own such a poor quality item. To say we are bitterly disappointed is an understatement, especially given that in over 50 years we have only ever purchased 3 or 4 teasmade and always had a functioning product to wake us in the morning with a nice cup of tea. We have decided to revert back to our 15 years old noisy Swan Compact teasmade which at least sounds the alarm at the right time & makes a cup of tea, even though the very loud tick (which it only recently started to do) keeps us awake. We will buy ear plugs & enjoy a working teasmade.Would I recommend this product - definitely not. If you want to have this product as a non-functioning ornament at the side of the bed, then maybe purchase it on that understanding. Or if you are happy to have a product that might only work for a couple of days, then this is ideal for you.

Have used teasmades for forty years (!) but the previous Swan was a snail-shape, with a curved top and nowhere to put cups/saucers overnight, this one has a flat tray on top, like the older ones, much more space conscious for a small bedside cabinet. The light isn't great, yes you can dim it, but it lights from the bottom right corner only, and I defy anyone to read the clock with the long irregular light and shadows this causes, especially when the brightness is turned down a bit. The teapot is smaller than previous models, you do get two decent size cups of tea, plus around a quarter cup topup for each, older models (except the 'snail') would give a couple of cups each for two people. Hey ho, someone has to get up and trot to the kitchen for seconds! The tick sound, criticised by some, isn't loud enough to be offensive (and yes, I do still have good hearing!), perhaps more describable as 'comforting', but definitely audible. Only a 12 hour clock, traditional, diaspar was always thus, so I can't complain about that. In general, a solid feeling, not unattractive, well laid out unit with tray, not too bright or noisy, that makes tea on time, and doesn't leak! Job done. Would buy again (if needed...)

Disappointed with performance. Had since August 24. Very hit and miss as to whether it will work at set time so turn it on when I wake. On reflection should have bought a small kettle.

Great little teas maid would recommend of good quality just enough for two cups of tea ☕️ or coffee

I have been a Teasmade user for some 50 years. In recent years I have had several of this model because they have either been defective on delivery or have failed within about 3 years (2 year guarantee). Our purchase before this would not make tea at the set time but only when initiated manually and after 3 year it started leaking. The product idea and design is good, but it seems that Swan had big issue with build quality.This purchase to replace the 3-year-old leaker has been OK so far.

Just like one I had years ago only i think Better .Can be bit noisy when going into teapot, but I suppose it needs to be to wake you up . If I’ve not used it for a few days I tend to flush just hot water through to sterilise it then put fresh water in again when it’s cooled down ready for next morning . I have to jiggle the teapot in the right place for it to be able to sit properly so the red light can light up , otherwise I’d be disappointed in the morning when it didn’t go off . So a bit of faffing about but worth it to have nice cup of hot tea as soon as I wake up.