Bought this to replace my aging 12 year old Gaggia machin. Selected this machine as the new Gaggias water tanks are too small. Really very happy, 3 weeks in all great. Never thought making milk based coffees could be so simple and so mess free. My coffee of choice is American or small expreso and this allows for so much customization and saving into individual profiles I get just the coffee I like at the touch of a button. Also like that I can make 2 coffees simultaneously (like the old Gaggia). Why not 5 stars? because it's only been 3 weeks and can't comment on longevity. But it seems a well built quality product.