Get thee an Aeropress. Cheap, paper filters, 5 second cleanup, silly delicious output.
The phrase "I can't go back to drip, french press is so smooth" will seem laughable. :)
I just wish that I could make more coffee at a time with it, but I understand why I can't.
It's astounding how smooth aeropress coffee is, though.
Compared to french press, any filtered coffee is going to be smooth. I recommend you look into manual pourover brewers. The Chemex (my daily brewer) comes in sizes up 50oz.
Agreed, never going back to french press.
What's the use of a longer life if you can't have coffee the way you enjoy it?