Full disclosure - I’ve got their first foray into coffee making, a drip percolator type thingy operating off the same battery packs bolted into the cargo space of my Land Cruiser.
The coffee is by no means great - the water simply isn’t hot enough while making its way through the ground coffee - but I’ve found it to be a terrific conversation starter.
But yes - I suspect Makita developed this on their marketing budget, fully expecting it to generate lots of free press - as it did.
Someone: “What’s that?”
Me: “A coffee maker.”
Someone: “Oh interesting, you like coffee?”
Me: “Yes, it doesn’t work very well though so I don’t use it”
Someone: “ok”
Me: “bye”
Someone: “bye”
Someone: "Wow, is that a Makita COFFEE MAKER??? I had no idea they did those!"
Me: "Sure is. The coffee admittedly isn't great, but it works off the same accus as everything else Makita, so..."
Someone: "Wow, that IS really cool. Any chance of you firing up a brew? I'd love to see it do its thing. What do you do, by the way?"
Me: "Sure thing. Oh, I do offshore handling equipment - this coffee maker spent a year in my tool crate and has brewed the morning cuppa on -pfff- something like thirty vessels all over the world. Cream? Sugar?"
https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/DCM500Z
FWIW: I carry Makita drill, sawzall and grinder in my camper already. This will save a ton of fuel/propane when combined w/ my solar setup. I am sold.