Fantastic - had a couple over the years – I've had 3 of these over the last 10 years. Make 4-6 coffees a day. I get them at a seconds store for $40 - $60 and I love them. One had to be replaced as I got a toothpick stuck in frother ....another short circuited after 3 years of heavy use. To be honest at that price I quite like getting a new one after a few years anyway.

If you like strong coffee you can only make one coffee at a time. Its ok though : to make my girlfriend a coffee then myself takes about 3-4 minutes at most as you can froth the milk for 2 coffees in one go. I always use the double shot basket for each coffee - and a smallish cup so its not milky. Also I highly recommend putting boiling water in the cups for 5 seconds or more to warm cup up - then pour water out just before you make coffee. Also on some of the machines you have to push the water jug down slightly for water express properly - this is easy and not a hassle at all. Personally i always remove the black plastic bit on the frother wand nad just use the metal part.

Do buy a grinder and grind fresh for every coffee ...and if you want to save lots of money try buying a popcorn machine and and green beans and roasting your own Very cheap. makes great coffee . small Sometimes need ot manually hold water jug down for water to flow.