we have one (rinnai) and personally i do like it
it does take a a little bit to get hot water - but that depends a lot on what tap i use. the tap in my games room is fairly close to the tankless unit and there is hot water pretty quick (10-15 seconds). if i turn on a tap up stairs in the ensuite (which is up 2 floors and at the other end of the house) it seems like it takes forever.... but that being said, the hot water has to travel from the unit to the tap and the 'travel time' would be the same if it was a hot water tank.
one draw back with tankless units is that they only turn on after a certain flow rate. get below that flow rate and they turn off - so if you want just a trickle of hot water you're out of luck
i like the fact that i'm not paying to keep a tank of water hot and i like that when we have company everyone can have a shower and we don't run out of water
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