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

I absolutely love this machine and use it daily to make carbonated drinks. I try to get a lot of water in, but get bored with plain water. I was spending a lot of money on canned seltzer water. Now I make my own carbonated water in whatever custom flavors I choose. My husband likes to drink soda and we use it to make a variety of soda drinks too. We prefer the actual name brand soda syrup, but Ninja has its own. I just purchase the name brand syrup from a competitor, make up some carbonated water, add the syrup and it works perfectly. I also like that I can choose the size of a single serve drink, or opt to make a bottle. I love this machine!

I am loving it . Dr Thirsti taste just like Diet Dr Pepper

It's still working great! I absolutely love this machine and use it multiple times a day. I'm very happy with having the ability to choose between 6oz, 12oz, 16oz 1L. You can also choose the level of fizziness you prefer.

I love carbonation and hate plain water. It was a struggle for me to drink enough water, because sparkling water gets expensive! I got this so I could have as much carbonation as I want, and it’s so great. I love maximum carbonation, the husband likes minimal carbonation, so we both use this frequently. I do think the flavor pods are a bit expensive unless they are on a good sale, but you don’t NEED to replace them (you have to have something there for the machine to work, so we keep empty ones there). I carbonate my water, and then put Mio or prime or another cheaper flavor option in it, and it’s great! We also use our leftover soda stream (another review) syrups with this, and they work really well! Depending on how you use this and your intent, I do think it saves money. We really only added carbonation canisters to our expenses, and have removed TONS of pop and sparkling water, so we’ve easily saved money since we got this. Plus, I drink at least 32 oz of water daily, so I’m definitely healthier than when I was drinking can after can of pop! I will say though, I use this every single day consistently. if you’re only an occasional carbonation drinker, it might not be a worthwhile investment for you.

This unit does exactly what it’s supposed to. It will make carbonated or still drinks. The biggest drawback is the flavors. They have a significant aftertaste that is not very good. I’ve started using other drink flavored drops and just mix them into the carbonation after the unit dispenses.There are a couple of different models. The base units require ice added to be added to the water or refrigeration in order to achieve the proper temperature for most efficient carbonation. The newer max model has its own cooling mechanism. There are also two levels of “fizz”, and you can add one flavor, mix two flavors, or add nothing during the pour. The unit also has different settings for the ounces of drink you desire.Overall, it’s a good unit and fun to use. It would make a great gift for a college student or for the kids to get them to drink more water. Good value for the price.

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.

This model works, the best easy to pour the water in and the ice stamper is very useful. The only thing is the lemon flavoring has no flavor at all whatsoever. I tried three packs and it never works good all the other flavors work wellThe carbonation works very well and is built for quality easy to rinse after you just play with the buttons

It works, just not as well as I would've hoped. My first try, noticed the processes was loud. First 8oz production produced a week flavor form the Cola pod. That setup was with highest fizz level and flavor level. Thought maybe too much fizz the first time around so I tried it again with the fizz at level one. Made no difference to tast. All the different ways I tried it, I couldn't get any decent flavor out of this thing. The only thing I could do to get any serious flavor was adding in some flavor after the drink process was done. A little vinela blanced the cola out very nicely. Really a shame this product couldn't live up to it's marketing. Until they get a better flavor profile up and running, I will not be recommending this produc to anyone.Update, after some trials I finally got something decent from this. Not sure if the Co2 life cycle has anything to do with the results but here's what I did. I reduced the Co2 level and until now it didn't make much differance. Now I a m getting more of the flavor from the pods and not so much of the carbonation. I also started shaking the pods before making anything. That brings out the flavor of the whatever pod I am using. Bump up the level to two and it's golden. The only issue I have with using level two, the pods are used up much faster. Now if the company could figure out how to inhance the flavor so we only need level one to get a decent flavor I would rave about this to everyone. Other thoughts. I think the C02 is unregulated and causes over stauration when first installed and works better as it's used over time.