This is the best coffee maker I have ever owned. The dual functionality of drip brew and espresso is perfect for my day to day, as sometimes I'm not in the mood for espresso and just want regular coffee. The milk frother attachment is genius, the only thing that would make it better is if it were a heated milk frother, but its fine I just microwave the milk before using it. It also has a open and close mechanism for the drip part of the coffee pot portion, so there is no coffee drip when you pull away the pot (an issue that I had with my last coffee maker that lead to burning on the hot plate). If you're on the fence about this machine, don't be. It's really great. Also, it takes Nespresso originaline compatible pods.