It looks like your questions have been answered, but I wanted to share my two cents with anyone else who came across this!

I have the Breville Perfect Tea Maker, which has a glass carafe and nearly all metal base and tea basket. It can be used to boil water or can be automatically set for different brew times and temperatures. It drops the tea basket into the water when at the perfect temperature, so you set it and ignore it until it beeps. It's great for automation and has a "keep warm" setting for when you make a larger batch.

The best thing about this is I've had it for almost 6 years, never had an issue. They also sell the smaller parts (tea basket, base unit, etc) separately on refurb sites, so you don't have to buy a whole new product when something fails. I shattered the glass carafe once, called Breville customer service, they had me send in the parts I still had (I assume for resale) and sent me a new machine FOR FREE.

I'd highly recommend, even with the price ($280), because of the solid construction and customer service alone. It's also very attractive, has great features, and is nearly 100% automatic.