Bought for $250 for Christmas and it's actually alright. The coffee tastes great, and we buy our packets from coles - so that says something.

One flaw is the steamer is a little slow, it would take me almost a full minute to heat the milk to 65 Degrees.
The only other flaw is you can't drink from regular sized mugs with this model. They just don't fit under the group handle.

This is a great little machine. Has the ability to make good coffee from a variety of ground coffee I throw at it. Takes up very little counter space has easy operation makes piping hot coffee and the frother works well. Longevity is unknown at this time but it seems to be good value.

The espresso maker is producing a great tasting shot.
Temp. level as well as shot volume are a bonus.
On the downside, the locking mechanism is unforgiven to extra coffee in the cup filter (will not allow you to lock into position). The pin hole at the bottom of the filter plugs easily. The cup tray stains and scratches in no time.

We bought a delonghi that we returned because we did not like the feature of needing to stop the flow. We bought a dedica, loving the sleek design and great features. After about 3 weeks of great coffee it stopped working. We descaled it and it still did not work. Thinking we bought a lemon, we exchanged it for the same model. Again, about a month of great coffee and the descale light came on. We descaled it following directions exactly, no coffee. What a disappointment! We really wanted this to work but these coffee machines have serious design flaws and we are experienced cappuccino brewers. Not worth the money or hassle.

have used it for over 9 months to make on 3-6 cups per day. The anti scale clean is a bit slow and inside the coffee cradle appears a little loose however Super happy with this machine.

If you want fantastc coffee you MUST also buy a "conical burr grinder" and learn how to consistantly tamp the ground coffee for Perfect results. (You dont need a Big expensive industrial machine for great results)

We are very happy about our purchase - Coffee from this coffee machine taste just great and it is very easy to use. Cleaning can take up to 3 - 4 min though. Overall great purchase and I would recommend this model to anyone who appreciate the taste of real coffee.

I assumed for $450 I would be getting a decent machine after only owning ones from the $200 range however I am SO disappointed. Single shot basket is closer to a quarter shot, double shot basket is more of a single. You can't use different heads/handles, the milk frother is all of 5cm long so you cant use a jug any bigger than 300ml (forget temping more than one coffee worth of milk at a time) and finally it pours a 12-15 second shot even on a very fine grind (should be 26-30 seconds)
Awful machine and a waste of money if you actually enjoy coffee. Unless you're upgrading from nescafe instant, you'll be disappointed too.

Makes pretty decent coffee fairly quickly and the frother is quite good. If you live by yourself, this will model should suffice. Cleaning is also quite easy. My only gripe is that there should be an option for stronger coffee. Appart from that, I have been quite satisfied with Dedica.

Bought this as a gift for my partner who loves it. He is quite fussy about his coffee and now can make it just how he likes it at home - far more economical than buying at coffee each day, the machine pays for itself in no time. Its easy to use and clean. Comes with three diffferemt cup size options for the amount of coffee you want to use. Neat and stylish looking on our kitchen counter. Manual is easy to read and understand. Happy with the purchase and can recommend.

This gadget, though small, but it does it job if you know how to brew coffee and froth your milk. It does take one to have basic knowledge to prepare good coffees, however, with some trial and error you may find yourself grow addictive with this portable inexpensive machine of a device.

Happy with the coffee, easy to use and easy to clean. However, the program seems has problems. After I hear the milk, I can never make another coffee, must restart the machine if I want to make another one . It’s not a huge issue, but annoying. I hope anyone can tell me why.

Super easy to use and does everything a big machine would do. Takes up little space on our bench top, we use it daily.
Only down side, it doesn’t fit a full sized mug under it. Other than that, it’s well used and loved in our house house of 6.

Love the machine! Coffee tastes great! Machine looks great in its stainless steel with black inserts. Easy to use. Easy to clean. Goes with all other stainless steel appliances in the kitchen. Have always used Delonghi appliances & have never had any issues. Do recommend the product to anybody who wishes a coffee machine.

We have had this for a couple of years and it's still going strong. While it takes some practice, you can make cafe quality coffee's with this machine and I'm talking about good coffee, not ash in hot water like you get at some cafes.

The machine is very easy to use and clean. It doesn't take up much bench space and I think it's great quality.

Con: It does struggle with some espresso grinds that we order from speciality roasters because they are too fine and the milk wand isn't the best but if I could go back in time I would repurchase this machine. I tried the Breville Barista Express at my sisters and the coffee was terrible in comparison to the DeLonghi Dedica.

Makes pretty good coffee but the frother has this rubber sleeve that gets blocked with milk. The rubber sleeve on my machine doesn't stay on anymore and I can't use this function. Running the clean cycle can be difficult and I found that I had to run it a few times before the orange light would stop flashing. Not a bad machine, but I wouldn't buy another one.

This is a great machine if you dont want a pod machine. We buy coffee ground from the coffee roasters.
You need to make sure you get your coffee ground to espresso style. If its too thick the machine drips coffee very slowly.
The milk wand is okay - but not in a great position and a bit more rotation would be great.
The water is easy to fill, and produces steam in about 45 seconds.
You get a coffee scoop included. Its okay design. Though you need to purchase a milk jug.
I like this machine because it compact and sits neatly on the bench.

I would recommend this machine. If you like a good coffee at home.