I just purchased this machine a couple of weeks ago and finally got it set up last weekend (required some kitchen acrobatics...) Price with the holiday sale was great. The machine is fairly compact in size and is very easy to use. Makes a pretty good espresso. I am still working out my favorite bean/grind but all things considered for an inexpensive home machine the brew is good quality. The automatic milk frother works surprisingly well. I am quite pleased with the amount/quality of the milk it produces. I usually end up adding additional milk with the manual setting as I like a fair amount in my latte/cappuccino. My daughters love the frothed milk with a bit of vanilla and sugar.