Ryan, those who you mentioned do not spend time "servicing" in the true sense of the word, clients, both potential and already exsiting, in these coffee information sites. This is one of the underlying problems with the internet, people seek and are given lots of great information in sites like this, then give their money to someone else, discounting the value of the advice given by the first party. By recommending discount artists off site willy nilly, you are not showing any suppport here and I seem to recall giving you some very good advice a little while ago as well. Amy, the method of operation (for the operator) is the same, just that there is no solenoid valve to relieve the pressure in the coffee filter before it is removed from the group. You just dont go pulling the group handle off really quickly straight after the coffee was brewed....you wait a few seconds first. Otherwise, the Junior is a good little base model machine. As already mentioned, feel free to make contact if you wish OR, telephone the vendor you intend to purchase from and seek their advice ;D Regardz, FC.