Overall, it's decent.  It definitely takes some practice.  I've never been a barista so trying to determine when to shut off the drip takes some practice.  I will say that after about a month of use, I feel like the frother doesn't work quite as well as it did at first.  I clean it after every use so I'm not sure what the issue is.  For the price, it's fine for now.  But I will likely upgrade eventually to an automatic machine.