interesting that you've gone for all chinese-made (what Attilio would have called 'applicance') machines... his big gripe was the materials of the chinese ones, and the fact that the italian ones were (at least according to him) made to last longer, and include more brass/copper etc... at least that was my impression. it's great to have the feedback from over the years, but my question is - on reflection, do you think you were right to go Sunbeam, or would you recommend spending a bit (a lot?) more and go for an italian machine at the beginning, that might last 10-15 years? A
