Saeco Magic DE LUXE

Have owned this machine for over 5 years. No problems whatsoever. I've only cleaned it a handful of times. Unmatched coffee flavor

Don't put the water tank in the dishwasher - needs to be handwashed (only takes 30 seconds)

if you get the hang of it it and you have tons of patience, you will eventually make great coffee, like me after i spent over 700 bucks

not good for beginers, watch out, too expensive, too tricky, many many sensors, the tanks are ,made of plastic, they may ruin easily; machine is bulky but has good appearance

At last a fully automatic machine that will satisfy the needs of the manual machine devotee. I can't see how making good espresso could be simpler, quicker, or more idiot-proof

Large footprint means it takes up a fair bit of your kitchen real estate, and for a machine this size, the cup warming area is not huge. Have to remove the drip tray to empty the coffee dregs. Underpowered steram arm

Easy to use, good steam, fast, decent crema, truly super-automatic

Coarse grind, essentially non-variable dosing, mediocre espresso, some internal design and reliability issues

Makes better than drip coffee when brand new

breaks down easily, and does not make real European style espresso

This is a follow up to my posting of November 20, 2003, 10:22pm. Ran into a snag ; Machine makes consistently good mochas; easy to use with just the press of a button; appears to make good crema but I'm not a pro on this; good steam and froth. You can...

Cleaning is a problem ; Hot water is a bit slow ; I now had this machine for 9 months. After a thorough cleaning, it no longer works properly. I thought maybe I didn't put it back together right but after multiple tries and my husband trying also...

Right out of the box yhis machine can be setup and used with 15 minutes. With a little tweaking ( grind, amount of coffee) this machine will produce excellent results ; Positive points are

Its a little biig ( but thats not really a problem)

This machine looks great and cleans up easy. It's impressive to watch and (when it works) makes both great shots and a great cup of coffee. Visitors love it. The ability to use preground coffee is really nice for making a cup of decaf at any time

Very unreliable. After 3 weeks the water level sensor stopped working. After 9 months serious groaning starting coming from inside the machine. At 12 months the brew cycle became quite short. And at 14 months it basically shut down

Makes great mochas. Matches or surpasses store bought. Frother does a fine job

Total maintenance a little intimidating. A cup of hot water is a bit slow

My wife and I love the ability for each of us to be able to select the type and amount of coffee we want with ease. I can make my double espressos, while my wife can have singles or 6oz cups without having to fuss while quickly exiting the house

Product is quite large and bulky and the cup heating unit is small. And I do not like the fact that once I begin to use the steamer I cannot make another shot until the machine has had an opportunity to regroup and this takes several minutes. So you...