Hey KK Decided to go with the E61 type machine as I'm attracted to the looks as well as the functionality My understanding with the lever machines is, and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, that the turnaround time between extractions is slower - so they'd not so well suited to high volume environments Also, I believe that the lever machines automatically extract 30ml of coffee - which means I'd need to run another shot on top for long blacks, and all double espresso based coffees 😉