You will get espresso and coffee as good as any coffee shop from a machine that looks great and is built to last for years...If you are going to use pods I highly recommend using Illy pods over any other brand (I have tried pretty much all of them......BR I recommend this to anyone because this beautiful machine performs very well but still there's one nagging thing in my mind: there's a lack of spares...
Price, construction, style, espresso output, easy of use Hard to turn frothing knob, no direct off for espresso flow...Takes a bit of practice to get the best results, but when you do, you won't look back...A semi commercial quality machine with superb results that looks good too...