Map Presto

Very happy so far – I bought this from HN a couple of weeks back for $49 and it's been great so far. Compared to my old machine, which was a similarly-low-priced single-boiler thingo that relied on steam pressure and required the whole coffee grinding thing, it makes much better coffee and is much more convenient, quicker and cleaner to use. Here's what works for me:… Read more ·  3

- I started off using the 'medium' button for a mug, but after doing some reading I calibrated the buttons as suggested by the posts from MAP people on here (30ml / 45 ml / 60 ml) and now only use the 30ml button for a shot. Too much water through the pod gives poorer flavour, so stick with a 30ml shot and use extra water or milk for a mug.

- Yes, the steam wand is stupidly low down, which means that you can only use a small jug, and if you put in more than a mug's worth of milk you're most likely going to spill it trying to manouvre the jug out from under the wand. But hey, the machine was ridiculously cheap at $49, so I can live with that. MAP suggests putting it on the edge of the bench, but I just placed a cork mat under mine to raise it up by a cm or so, which is enough to make it easy to get the jug in and out without affecting the look of the thing on the bench (you can't see the mat). Problem solved. You're still not going to get a big jug under there, but the thing is going to run out of steam anyway if you try to steam enough milk for several mugs in one go - it's not meant for that.

- Yes, you do have to wait for it to heat up to steaming temperature after you pour your shot before you can froth the milk. It doesn't take long, and it's just a fundamental limitation of a single boiler machine - I'm not in the market for something that costs a few hundred dollars, so it suits me fine

- Yes the water container is unnecessarily fiddly to get in and out; I quickly reverted to the method MAP suggest, which is to slide it out a bit and top it up using a jug, rather than take it out completely. No biggie - I had to use a jug to pour water in the top of my old machine anyway.

- I haven't had any of the issues that some others have had, but time will tell, I guess. I have had two occasions when it only dispensed a tiny dribble of water when I first pressed the button, and I had to press it again, at which point it produced the correct amount. I think I'll run a shot of water through it first in future, which can warm the mug, before putting the pod in.

All in all very pleased so far for the money.

Map presto capsule coffee machine - good value – I have owned and operated the Map Presto Capsule Coffee Machine on a regular (daily) basis for more than 12 months now - and I'm still impressed and quite satisfied!. This machine is one of the few (for the price) that has a built-in steam frother; aerated 'frothy' milk makes all the difference! Easy (and fast) to use - and there's a bonus that… Read more ·  1

no-one will tell you about - you can use the Gloria Jean range of capsules for added variety. A small problem is the 're-cycle time'; ideal for one person, but if there are two, then expect a wait between cups, particularly if the steam frother is used (this is perhaps why so many users elect to go with a separate steam frother jug). By the way, I zap the 'finished' cup in the microwave for 30 seconds to give me that really hot cup. All in all, a great piece of equipment, easy to maintain and a whizz to clean. For the amount of coffee I drink, it's ideal! Happy to recommend. Excellent value for money, fast, simple to use and reliable; plenty of capsule varieties. Nothing is wrong with it - just not really suitable for immediate multiple cups in a row!

Great machine, but with some reservations – Bought machine in Dec 2012 and it gave up the ghost today and stopped working, the pump was not going at all, apparently a flow sensor problem, not happy as machine not that old, but stuff happens, it was insanely cheap at $49 to start with so not a big issue I guess. Anyway, rang MAP and left a message, they called me back and went through a… Read more ·  1

short process and a few emails to n fro and I got a RA Number to get a new machine under the 12 month warranty. No stock in shops so one being delivered to home. Nice job MAP :-) Saw at Harvey Norman they now have some single origin PODS might give them a crack with the new machine when it gets here. All in all happy with machine when working it makes a nice coffee and has the best range of well-priced PODS available. Cheap, good coffee, good POD range, frother wand built-in, warranty fix/replace easy Cheap, stopped working, dispenser & frother wand a little awkward/low, drip tray could fit more snugly

PERFECT – I was given a second hand map presto, I am so happy with it. The instructions were very easy to follow. It’s a shame it has been discontinued. I love it. Show details

I love my coffee machine – Perfect Caffè style coffee every time! I would buy a coffee from the coffee down the road once in a whole, but this coffee actually is better! I love a latte, so I just use an expresso capsule the half cup button in a mug and make the rest frothy milk! Its creamy and yum! My machine works a treat! Easy peasy!  Show details

Very happy, used every day for three years and no problems – Have used it extensively for over three years and still going strong. I even reuse pods with freshly ground coffee of my own choosing. Sure the water tank is little inconvenient ant the frother a little low but wow at the price I can live with those. Would buy another if the current one ever gives up.  Show reply

Lasted about 2yrs of once a week use. You get what you pay for and this is a cheap machine – The machine is cheap for a reason, dont expect anything special. Harvey Norman has stopped stocking these now but they do have some left over stock that they are pretty much giving away at cost. The water only gets warm, I would not call it hot at all.

Just burnt my fingers, frothing button melted of – First time I used this machine I was very careful to follow the instructions. Waited for coffee to come out, nothing. Saw the light was on suggesting the machine needed to cool. Did the suggested shortcut method to speed up the cooling process, when I turned the frother on it made a weird clunking noise then about 35 seconds later steam started… Read more

pouring out of the place where coffee is meant to come out. I quickly turned off the frother in the process the knob fell off, I then we to to turn the bare nob with my fingers and burnt my fingers as the nob had become extremely hot (which is why original knob fell off, it had melted) what can I say, I am extremely disappointed.

Good value – This machine does everything it is supposed to - it brews coffee and froths milk - and does it well. I have used Map capsules and the cheaper range from Woolworths and they are all acceptable, and some are really good. It takes a while to switch between the two functions but then it doesn't have a double boiler, and I didn't pay over $500 for it! … Read more ·  1

The steam wand does a great job of frothing the milk and I really look forward to the cappuccinos I make. Reliable and inexpensive. The built-in steaming wand. Slow to revert to the coffee brewing mode after using the frother.

Piece of junk – This is by far the worst machine i have ever used, had it less than a month and the frothing knob melted off. The buttons on top felt horrible to press, the actual machine felt ok when i started using it but thats where it ended. I took it back and get a proper cappucino machine Buttons felt cheap, froth knob melted off.

Broken part – I bought this machine December 2012 from Harvey Norman. It is a great little machine however the part the punches a hole in the pod on the top has broken off and remained in a pod. After looking at the warranty details it looks like this part is not covered as are a number of other parts. great price and easily used steaming wand useless as it is way to low and you can only fit a very small jug under it to froth milk.

Very easy to use, great tasting coffee – Very easy to use, attached milk frother is convenient. I inititally thought I had to prime it every time I used it but I've since discovered that you just need to wait until the lights stop flashing after turning it on - obviously due to the time required to heat up the water. I guess I was impatient for my fix! :) No problems so far, use about… Read more ·  1

twice a day for myself. Officeworks have a good selection of MAP pods, Gloria Jeans & Woolworth select brand fit as well I hear. Recommend easy to use, milk frother included, tasty coffee & hot chocolate its a bit awkward to get the jug/cup under the frother but no big deal

VERY DSAPPPOINTED – I purchased 2 of the coffee machines last Christmas for $49 each. What a waste of money. One was supposed to be a present but had so many problems with mine that I was too embarrassed to give as a present so I just gave it away. A normal cup doesn't fit under it. My small frothing jug doesn.t fit under the steamer. It doesn't always work and… Read more

instead makes this really loud noise. I rang for support and was helped and had to let all of the water out through the steamer and was told to do this weekly. It is a real pain. It was rather embarrassing when I had visitors waiting for their coffee and the coffee didn't eventuate. I have gone back to using cappuccino packets. Smple and reliable Purchased it because it was cheap Didn't always work

Turned it on and smoke poured out – Picked this up for ridiculously cheap, got it home and unpacked it. The machine felt hollow and once the capsule holder was installed there is barely enough room for a cup to fit underneath. After getting the water reservoir filled and back in (there's a trick to it) I turned the machine on. There was a few loud buzzes and then silence, followed… Read more

by smoke pouring out from where the steam knob meets the body. My kitchen soon smelled of burned electrical components. Delicious.

The top of the machine became almost too hot to touch, so I turned it off and unplugged it in case the whole thing caught fire.

A short time later I returned it and bought a much better machine from another brand. This one actually delivers coffee as promised. Cheap, I suppose? IT CAUGHT FIRE. Water reservoir difficult to replace, you will need tiny mugs to fit underneath the capsule holder. Also, the smoke smelled terrible.

Great coffee machine at an incredible price – I have found this machine to be great and haven't had the problems others mention. It took me about and hour when I bought it to have a good read of the manual and work out how to use it but since then it has never failed me. Really can't complain for the $50 I paid. Inexpensive and always works Like a lot of machines out there you can't fit a tall mug under the dispenser. Show reply

Coffee is good only problem is that it leaks water from pod area and steam wand – The coffee is good but problem with water spilling from capsule holder into drip tray and steam wand. Need to wipe it out with paper towel after every use. Area for coffee cup is quite small as I like at good cup of coffee. Water tank is difficult to refill and insert into area. Inexpensive and good coffee Water leaks

Terrible machine - don't buy it! – I purchased the Map Presto for a friend. The steam wand continually leaked. To get a coffee you had to keep pressing the button. You couldn't just press it once and wait for the coffee to flow like the video instructional said. I rang Customer Service who ran me through a procedure and they said the "valve was broken" and gave me a return… Read more

authorisation. I returned it to my local Harvey Norman who gave me back my money. They said they weren't stocking the Presto model any more as nearly every machine they sold had been returned. I bought an Aldi machine for my friend instead and she's much happier with it. Price The water container is awkward to insert and remove. The steam wand kept leaking. To get a coffee you had to keep pressing the button. You couldn't just press it once and wait for the coffee to flow like the video instructional said.

Massive disappointment!! – After already returning one unit as the lever kept jamming, it was replaced with another faulty one. The steaming wand is useless, barely enough steam comes out to froth and water pours out the entire time so the milk gets completely diluted. What a joke...not happy!!! Oh..and yes, I have primed the machine.

Frustrating machine – The frothing spout is useless & potentially dangerous. I spill milk trying to put cup or jug underneath. Then spill frothy milk trying to get cup or jug out from under. To make coffee have to lift hot machine to get out cup or jug, Very bad design defect. Why wasn't that fixed before machine was released for sale??????????? Very bad design

Brand new, plugged it in, trips power every time – I have a nespresso and love it but I love the Gloria jeans coffee so decided to get this machine also, unpacked machine, plugged it in and tripped out all power. Different PowerPoint, same thing and we use high powered blenders and mixers so I know it's not the power???? Won't turn on to find out Tripped out power didn't even try one coffee out of it.

Love it – This machine is terrible - I'm now drinking far too much coffee!! :-). The instruction booklet that comes with it is pretty useless, but you can find everything you need to know online. My only problem is that I can't get the mix/flavour of the hot chocolates (for the kids) quite right (although they seem to be enjoying them). Can anyone give me… Read more ·  1

a step-by-step method for a perfect rich smooth hot chocolate using this machine?!? I love the fact that it has the milk frother attached to it - one less 'gadget' on the kitchen bench! It is also great value for money - I paid $49 at Harvey Norman Instruction manual is pretty useless

Fantastic Machine – Firstly, this machine has had some bad reviews. The reason I think this has occurred is that they didn't follow the setup instructions and prime the machine properly. We did, and have had no issues with it. It's easy to use, inexpensive and makes a lovely cup of coffee. The only suggestion we would make to the company is that the frothing arm… Read more ·  3

should be able to be pivoted at a higher angle to allow for the jug to be used more easily, especially when trying to remove it. Currently, we put the machine on the end of the bench and this solves the problem. Very easy to use, easy to clean, relatively quite, sturdy, inexpensive, great coffee. Frothing arm does not pivot vertically. (most machines are the same)

Cafe Coffee at home – Fancied a new coffee machine, but wasn't going to bother, as i am the only one to drink it. But ! saw this one in Harvey Norman brochure for $79, and suggested if any one was stuck on a gift idea. Hubby went to get it and picked it up for $49. Guess who drinks 2 cups of coffee a day now instead of 2 a week. "Fabulous" glad i did not spend $100's… Read more ·  2

of dollars, this is great. So much easier to use and clean than the old style coffee machines. water tank was a little tricky to get in and out until you found the trick to it. Slide in on an extreme angle behind the bottom groove.

mine works fine – Similarly, i received mine as a christmas present. i have made a number of coffees of various sizes and strengths, it works. i also used the steaming wand several times, which also works fine. (i have never had a coffee pod machine before so I can't compare it to anything). my friends like the flavour of the mild large coffee (black) but I am… Read more

still "getting used" to the flavour (personal taste = I like a soy flat white, which I am finding difficult to get right). It works limited to caffitaly pods

Be prepared to return to purchase store – Got this machine as a gift. Within 3 days it had to be returned because the small piece that pierces the coffee pods had snapped off. Brought the the replacement machine home and after unpacking, priming and trying to make a coffee, realised there was no part to pierce the coffee pod!! Wasted so many pods trying to figure out what was wrong. Back… Read more

to the shops again where it was confirmed there was a missing part. Let's see if we are third time lucky with our replacement! When it does actually work, the coffee is good and the frothing wand works well Onto my third machine in a few days because there's a fault each time.

It's not that bad! – Got it for a Christmas pressent. Tried it out this morning had a few mishaps.. First capsule didnt pierce and then tried to make a second coffee couldn't work it out. Watched the YouTube video and hey presto! I suggest people watch the video and be paitent it's not that bad. Easy to use. Easy to clean  Show reply

Error all the time – Have had this machine for about a week and a half and for the first few days it worked fine. Now every time I want to get a coffee that is larger than the "espresso" (AKA small) size, I have to reset the machine every time because I get the error lights after making my espresso! The frothing/steam arm works fine. No issues there. It's the… Read more

machine itself and the fact that I can't get a coffee larger than an espresso unless I reset it back to factory settings. I primed the machine perfectly. I had no issues with that. I always have enough water in the tank (seasoned coffee machine user here) and followed the instructions to the last letter.

It's frustrating beyond belief!! I would have liked a Bella but I can't afford one. Nor can my parents who purchased the Presto for me at Harvey Norman as an early Christmas gift. The speed that the water heats, range of capsules. Continually having to reset after every coffee made gives the error message, not dispensing the appropriate amount of water in the cup even when that button is selected.

Waste of time – Had a MAP Presto as a Christmas gift. It never worked. All that happened was that the error lights flashed and the machine made a terrible noise. Wasted several capsules trying to make one cup of coffee. Wasted so much time trying to get it to work and it never did. A waste of money. It simply didn't do the job it was supposed to do.

Left a bad taste – Very excited but Had to wait till Christmas day to open , tried the hot chocolate first and it was very weak and had a real unpleasant chemical taste after three more l gave up and tried a coffee and after three of them i gave up not one tasted good . Tried again and wasted more pods trying to get rid of taste also very weak hot chocolate pod… Read more

still half full , have just put two tanks of water through the machine and taste is getting a bit better , only notice it with chocolate as the coffee hides the taste

Thinking about taking back Cost Taste , wasted a lot of pods and time

Do not purchase this machine!!!! – Received today for Xmas. Got it home and the machine does not work. 2 flashing error codes as soon as machine was turned on. Stay away from this machine as its not worth it. MAP should be taking this machine off the market as this seems to be a continuous issue. Not working

Waste of time – Followed all the instructions carefully and keep getting the error message as mentioned in the above reviews. Spent over an hour turning it on an off as stated in the manual with no luck. I got the machine for Xmas yesterday and have no idea where it was purchased from. Everything

Rubbish, don't waste your money – For $50 I didn't expect much but this was way worse than you would expect. I wasted over an hour following the manual and instructions online and never got a single cup of coffee out of it, only two flashing lights which is an error code. To make things worse the steam wand burnt my hand. You get what you pay for, stay away. And no I am not… Read more

interested in calling up tech support and trying to figure it out, it should work out of the box as advertised. Took it back today for a refund and bought something better.

Nothing worked.

Very disappointed – Made a good cappuccino the first time I used it but it was all downhill after that. I've only had it for one week. It won't dispense water for the coffee even though it says it's ready to. Water gushes out of the steam wand whenever the machine is turned on. I'm crushed, i've waited two years to buy a coffee machine. Initially easy to use and… Read more

coffee tastes yum. The price of the machine- what do I want for nothing? Doesn't work properly. Pods are a little more expensive than other brands.

Good value for money – Bought this one during promotion. Quite easy to use and maintain. Coffee is OK not extrordinary. Price of capsules is not cheap compared with other brands. Would be perfect if price of capsules drops to similar to Woolies or Groria Jean's even better to Aldi one. Haven't tried to fit other brand pods in but will see. It is an entry level machine and well worth of buying.  Show 2 replies

Great little machine – I bought a Map Presto about a month ago and have been enjoying great coffee ever since. It is a trouble-free machine, and easy to operate. Just make sure you prime it before you start using it! Our mugs were a bit tall to fit under so we took off the metal grate and now they fit easily. I love that I can adjust the level of coffee each button… Read more ·  1

will do so that we get a decent cup of coffee in our larger mugs. It is larger than some other machines, but doesn't take up much room on the bench and the collection container for used pods fits nicely on top of the machine. We haven't used the milk texturer as I have a separate frother.

This machine works great with the cheaper Woolworths brand pods, which give a great tasting cup of coffee. My husband has recently used his sister's Nespresso machine and is far more impressed with this much cheaper one than her expensive machine.

As an added bonus, these machines were at a greatly reduced price of $49 this week, so we purchased a second unit so we can always have decent coffee no matter where we are. Great price, easy to use. Makes great coffee. The unit sits a bit low for our big mugs to fit underneath. Removing the metal drainer grate fixed this problem though.