Buy the Pino and forget the rest.
B|Java
My Pino lasted 13 months. Heating system quit. I have a call into tech support to see if we can troubleshoot it but I am doubtful.
My Pino is on the verge of failing also. Temperature readings are eradicate at times and the when setting the unit to a predetermined setting, say 200*F, it blows past it to a boil and then the temp will drop way past the preset before the heat kicks back on. The ability to hold a temperature has never been as precise on the Pino as some of the other kettles I have owned, but it has never been that bad.
This makes probably the 8 or 9th kettle that has gone belly up on me, all various brands. Sadly, my first kettle, a $24 Melitta that came from target, which was sold to a friend and ended up back at work, is still going strong. It seems the more expensive the unit, the less reliable.
I'm thinking that I may forgo the electric kettle on my next purchase and go with a hot water dispenser similar to this:
It does not have the fine temperature control as some of the kettles I have owned but it has good ratings, almost twice the water capacity of most the kettles out there (a big plus when you fill a kettle as many times a day as I do), and is cheaper than kettle with temp control.
I've also been looking at sink/counter mounted hot water systems similar to what is pictured below, but I have not done enough research to take the plunge on such a unit.
