Excellent crema and performance for the last 4 years

The machine has made us 2 espressos or more every day since 2004. Never had anything break or trouble us other than a late decalcification.

Not one day after the warranty expired did the boiler stop producing water. Turns out the machine just needed a decalcification - be sure to use the DURGOL stuff, it works much better than the factory supplied solution

It takes a few minutes to switch from frothing mode back to brewing mode, but rarely do we have that problem since brewing is always the first logical step anyway.

As far as quality and reliability, this machine has outlasted our plain old braun coffee maker. So much so that we make all our coffee, even regular cups, with this machine.