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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The icon-based interface is very easy to navigate, whether choosing a drink or tweaking a recipe. It's expensive but a great way to have barista quality drinks at home with minimal effort. When first starting out and getting accustomed to the machine ...  Read More

The ease of use and ease of cleaning the milk system is why i chose this appliance. The lack of a need to descale the machine for literally years if using the filters is well worth the trade off.

Level 12 is the coarsest setting, level 1 is the finest. Saeco's site says it will take 5-7 cups to adjust to each level adjustment of the grind setting.



Cons

Fully-automatic espresso machine broke before 2 years of use. Even with the highest temperature setting and with a pre-warmed cup each drink was luke warm at best. It sort of defeats the purpose of a fully automatic machine if i have to somehow heat a...  Read More

The right sided drawer won't be completely closed. It says the bean lid isn't on even though we've attached and wiggled it.

A pricey piece of garbage. I highly recommend noone buys this product. Save your money and look elsewhere.

The touchscreen is cool but the level of customization leaves much confusion. Decided to upgrade a few months ago to xelsis. Both have been returned for defects.

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Highlights

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Quality


Super easy to use and consistent quality every time


So far blending power works beautifully easy to clean the tubing for the steamer and removal of the pucks


Btw this saeco xelsis is made in italy not china like the basic models


Don’t like constantly empty the drip tray it doesn’t give you a reminder

Price


Worth the cost and effort of learning how to use


Think about it 5 a day 5 days a week your looking at 1300 a year more or less


You will know why it cost so much when you taste the coffee


Definitely pricey but if you are a true coffee lover craving for european style coffee drinks and drink multiple cups a day the...  Read More

Competitiveness


I tried the meile and phillips and did not like the taste of the coffee even when i use the same beans as i have for years


I compared various machines especially jura brands


While it is much more involved than our ninja drip it isnt nearly as bad as some of other units out there that require a full w...  Read More

Overview

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    hot, easy, great, clean and good.
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  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 417 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 28 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was skeptical especially after reading many reviews on many different sites


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was most concerned that the coffee drinks wouldnt be hot enough as this was the main complaint expressed in multiple reviews


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This is the first thing i checked and i burned my finger


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Next i was worried it would be a constant bear to keep clean


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    While it is much more involved than our ninja drip it isnt nearly as bad as some of other units out there that require a full weekly break down of the innards


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Also beware the smallish overflow tray that needs to be emptied regularly


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The maintenance kits are in short supply right now hopefully thatll be rectified as soon as canadas government quits treating her lawabiding citizens with disdain


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I waited a week to write this review to make sure i wasnt over reacting and let the newness wear off

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