For makers that could carbonate more than just water, I tested wine, juice, and soda. I assessed each soda water maker for ease of use, quality of bubbles, duration of carbonation in the provided container, ease of swapping out CO 2 cartridges, and simple intangibles: Did I love my soda maker? Photograph: Chris HaslamSmeg Soda Maker for $200: There's a lot to like about this Smeg soda maker. But for the record, four seconds of carbonation gets you light fizz, six seconds gets big club soda bubbles. Photograph: Andrew WatmanAarke Carbonator III for $229: The metallic, slim Aarke is stylish—maybe even sexy—noted contributing reviewer Andrew Watman.