We are on our 2nd machine after 18 months we had to send our first one off to a repairer who kept it for 4 months, after several complaints to DeLonghi they got in touch with the service mob and decided to give us a new machine and now the 2nd machine has has just leaked hot water all over the bench I would say it's terminal I would say they have a life span of six to 8 months we bought a DeLonghi espresso thinking they were at trusted brand how wrong was I, by the way when working it did make a good coffee . :(

I used this coffee machine on weekends only over a 1.5 month period, and it's already lost water pressure. I'm now on hold with Myer (After the 20 minutes on hold, I will admit that the customer service rep was super nice and helpful) trying to sort a warranty return. When it worked (ah, those glorious 5 weeks! How I miss them) it was actually a solid little unit, good water pressure, did what I asked it to, but it's pretty ridiculous that it died so quickly.

Very easy to use, easy to clean, as an advice to make this machine works better you should get the coffee beans and ground it yourself pre-ground coffee ruins the machine performance to get the perfect espresso, the froth works perfect so moccachinos, cappuchinos, lattes, macchiatos, mochas, hot chocolate and the flat white are awesome very pleased with the machine.

I hate mine I started using mine had it replaced in the first 6 months as the spout had a crack in it. Now 18 months later the spout is leaking water filling up the tray at least 3 times before I get 1 cup of coffee to this I burn my hand every time. The coffee is just barely dripping out from the coffee part. I HATE IT. Never again will I buy a delonghi.

I have had 2 of these machines. Both lasted just over 12 months. Outside warranty of course. Both started leaking & spurting water from around the outlet.
Amazing coffe in the beginning however. But I'll be replacing it with something that will last longer next time. This is not a cheap machine for 1 coffee a day to only last a little over 12 months.

Great crema. Great taste.
The frothing stem blasts off on occasion, even when it's been given a good shove before use. Exciting, but a shade frustrating.
Very easy to use, very easy to clean.
Sadly it has now disintegrated after about 4 years. Can't turn off the water/steam stem and it has taken to leaking through the coffee filter.

The machine makes good coffee but after few months it drips water from the spout and you have to put a cup under it. Took it back to Argos thinking it was faulty and the second one done exactly the same. Waste of money as Delonghi pass you onto a repairer that you have to pay customer service about as good as the machine.

Was lucky enough to pick up my machine for $100 online. Wow, so quiet compared to my old Sunbeam machine. The milk wand froths the milk really well and quickly. I like that I can see how much water is left in the removable tank. It's a compact unit that looks great in the kitchen. I find that I need the double shot to make a mug of coffee. The only big negative for me is that it won't fit the mug under brew spout.

I use this coffee machine every day since we bought it a couple of years ago and never let me down and still continues to make excellent coffee. The noise is not too bad and it would be the same with any other manual coffee machine, and anyway it only last for few seconds so that doesn't bother us at all.
The only negative comment is the steaming attachment that sometimes detaches when using the steaming function, but I am not sure if it's us not attaching it correctly. Again this doesn't bother me at all. I think that for the price this is a very good coffee machine!

I'm fairly happy with my coffee machine. Despite what other reviewers have said, it isn't that loud compared to similar small manual coffee machines. In fact it's fairly quiet. When you first turn the pump on and it hasn't primed yet it is very noisy, but after that it's fine.
Makes nice coffee if you're making a double. The single seems to make coffees that are a little bit weak.
I like that it has a separate temperature setting for frothing milk, but I find that i need to take the external part of the frothing nozzle off otherwise it froths too much.

I have had this machine since March last year and it has never missed a beat. Matches my other appliances and produces a nice cup of coffee. Took me a little while to get the hang of it after years of using instant coffee but once mastered, was lovely. If only I drank more coffee!

This is a fantastic coffee machine, and I wouldn't expect anything less from delonghi. It looks fantastic and makes cafe quality coffee. You do need to hold the coffee machine down while putting in the group head, but it really isn't a problem. The pump is noisy, but I have experienced way worse from a sunbeam machine. The tank is a great size. To fit a standard size coffee mug underneath it, we take the drip tray out as it has a 7.7 cm clearance, which is good for a small latte glass.
looks good, makes great coffee and has a good size water tank. not as noisy as other coffee machines I have had.
the coffee machine is very light, and you need to hold it down when putting the group head on.

Aesthetically very pleasing unit, makes good coffee and is relatively easy to use. The couple of things I don't like about this machine is that its a manual process to stop the coffee from dispensing and it doesn't easily fit most size cups under the nozzle. Othewise its fine but probably would choose something different next time.

I have had this coffee machine for about a year. It makes good coffee.

Two issues I have with it though: 1. The milk frother is effectively useless due to it being almost impossible to clean properly, it also hangs out in a weird place so you cannot support anything you're frothing in. Small issue, I know but I've stopped using the frother completely. 2) It is the noisiest machine in the world. It wakes up the whole house. It rattles and vibrates to the point that I have to hold it in three areas to minimise the noise!
With some practise great coffee, inexpensive, reliable
Very noisy, Milk frother could be designed better

I have had this product for well over a year. It is still working as good as new with regular descaling. It makes a good coffee with finely ground beans. I find the double shot is really more of a single though, and it can be a bit rattley around the reservoir lid when operating. The steam wand works far better with the sharp nozzle only.
Simple to use, more economical than nespresso. Makes good milk foam (without the large attachment).
It makes rattling noises when operating.