I didn't realize it was cordless when I bought it. Bonus!! Great little machine once you master the nifty depressurizing lid.
Way better then the Soda Stream.

I did a lot of research before going with the drinkmate. A few things that made me pick it over other brands and models-
-No need to be plugged in so it can go anywhere on the counter
-Small footprint which is great when counterspace is already limited
-you can carbonate things other than water, recarbonate flat drinks, or make fancy cocktails/cocktails with it so the carbonation is distributed throughout the entire drink as opposed to just the water
-distribition of carbonation is high and even
-ease of use and maintenance, you just click it on and press a button a couple of times

It really has delivered on all key points, we bought extra bottles and keep them in the fridge and ready, I hand wash as needed and so far it's been great we have carbonated things other than water and it has performed extremely well and cleaning and maintaining it is super easy. We have had no issues clicking on and off the carbonation head which I saw can be difficult with some other brands. Over all I would go with the drinkmate again and again.

I've been a long-time Soda Sense user and thought I'd try this one, especially because of the ability to carbonate other beverages. I haven't used this feature yet, but I like the mechanism of the Drinkmate over the Sodasense.

The media could not be loaded. I try to avoid drinks with added sweeteners. My go-to substitute was seltzer water with a splash of pure juice, but I didn't like the waste stream from buying it in cans & bottles at retail, the inconvenience of running out at random or the joy of finding someone's flat, barely consumed container sitting forgotten on some lonely bookshelf.

The concept of a SodaStream intrigued me, but I was put off by the lock-in to a proprietary, fairly expensive ecosystem.

Several years ago I bought a CO2 cylinder as part of a DIY project that didn't quite work. So I gave in to reality & sipped grocery store seltzer water for years.

And then I found a hose with a standard cylinder adapter on one end & a SodaStream-compatible connector on the other:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08LP9PL3Q

I saw my opportunity & seized it, but after looking at the various SodaStream models, I decided to buy this DrinkMate instead, mainly because it can carbonate a range of liquids, not just water. (The SodaStream circulates liquid through the device; the DrinkMate injects CO2 directly into the liquid.)

The DrinkMate has the same connector as the SodaStream, so the adapter hose fits perfectly.

I dragged my CO2 cylinder out of the closet under the stairs, bought the DrinkMate & hose (plus a few extra bottles) & have churned out at least two liters of seltzer water a day since then.

I love my setup! My CO2 cylinder costs about $30 to fill & is still going strong after three months. I keep two or three bottles of juices in my refrigerator & now enjoy laughably inexpensive, healthy seltzer water whenever I want.

Carbonating a bottle of water takes less than a minute. I screw the carbonating cap onto a bottle of cold water, slide the capped bottle into place, press the button on top of the DrinkMate several times until I hear gas get released, remove the bottle, shake it gently for a few seconds to dissolve the CO2 & flip up the little pressure relief cap. Ten seconds later, the water is fizzing its heart out.

I like the system so well that I bought a standard DrinkMate canister of CO2 so I can have unlimited fizzy water when I'm away from home.

I've already gifted this setup to a family member who is even crazier about sparkling water than I am.

This is the way to go, folks.

I had two SodaStream machines (one at the office and one at home) but I'm SOOOO much happier now that I got the Drinkmates. The water is much more carbonated than with the SS because the safety valve is on the bottle (not internal, like the SS, which busted on one and I can't fix it so the water is pretty flat and I used WAY more C02 than needed).

We got some smaller Drinkmate bottles to use for other liquids, too (which we couldn't do with the SS).

Loving this and 10/10 would switch from SodaStream to a Drinkmate again!