Just took delivery of this a couple of days ago and have to say we are very impressed with this little machine in terms of the quality of espresso it produces, its relative ease of use for a manual machine and the clever design and high quality of build. Have only done a half dozen shots so far and they were all indistinguishable in quality from our very expensive bench top model! Bought this for travel and fully expect it to meet all our coffee needs. Also bought the pod adaptor and found that was even easier to use but with a noticeable drop off in espresso quality, but still acceptable. A marvel of clever design in a small package at a very reasonable price (on sale). Highly recommended.