these inbuilt machines look great. especially in a modern kitchen, i like them too, but would never buy one, but like others say really they are cheap machines in which are hard to service/repair. pods are rubbish unless you are lazy, and are happy to buy a limited service of pre selected coffees by others. which i repeat like others are really pre ground stale coffee at about $1.00 a pod. very pricey. I was in paris this year i noticed the pod machines by nespresso were very popular, their were shops dedicated to selling these machical pods, flavoured pods etc. i was very surprissed, but then again french coffee isnt great either in Paris.., and im a great fan of the country. so its all marketing, ease of use. from real coffee people though, my advice is dont buy it. As others will say. i saw some display homes the other day and these machines were part of the kitchens, looked great and im sure the clients were impressed as they were thrown in with the kitchen, im sure great selling tools. but to get them out to service in 3 years time, replace the same parts etc......buy the pods.... maybe for an office ?? if you could pack your own pods with your coffee maybe ?? it is an overpriced appliance. thats all. cheers ryan
