Ok fired up the machine today and was very impressed with both the build quality of the machine, and the resulting shot quality Managed to make a great coffee first time around which to me speaks highly of the design aesthetics of the machine Couple of observations, however: Found the steam power pretty slow given the size of the machine you kind of expect it to have more grunt - which I guess is kind of ironic given that its pretty obvious that its a dual thermoblock from the get go Nice shot quality and I like the preprogrammed pre-infusion But not the pressurized baskets Preliminary conclusion: great looking well built and well designed coffee machine capable of making very good coffee - but let down by rudimentary steam pressure - wouldn't want to be making more than one coffee at a time But if its quality in the cup that you're after you'd probably have to spend a lot more money to get a better extraction than this I give it 3.5 out of 5 beans for ease of use, great design and features, and great shot quality !
