The finish is fabulous. I made a wood block to put under the milk jug so I could other tasks while the milk steams up to temp. Right on about a standard cup not fitting under coffee spout. I fixed that be removing the chrome draining rack permanently and have had no problems since. After couple of months steam spout had steam pouring out of its top and milk wouldn't heat. Email delonghi and they immediately went me an envelope of O rings. Easy to install, fixed the problem and I have had a lot of trouble free wonderful Lattes since. 100s of them. It's a beauty!

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.

It is easy to use, clean and makes good coffee. I do have to use the double shot to make one coffee, but it's mostly just me using it, I don't mind.
Great colours and matches the other delonghi appliances in the kitchen.
Only down side not to give 5 stars is the noise.. It has annoying rattle and when in use.

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!

Used to have a cheep $120 sunbeam that lasted 4 years which packed it in. Thought I would pay extra and get something better. Not the case. Coffee tastes weak. Need to make as double shot with double coffee to get a good coffee. milk frothier is useless. The only way to get a creamy froth is to take of the plastic airraiter and froth manually however under preasure, plastic spout shoots off into the milk, covering you in hot milk. Have had it for 9 months now and have not enjoyed a cup of coffee from it yet. Give me a budget sunbeam any day.
Small. (Won't take up much room in the rubbish bin)
Bad milk frothier, bad coffee, too light weight(need to hang onto machine when locking in handle)

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

Great little machine much better than capsule machines- used daily to make 4plus coffees. We do the frother and can't comment as to whether it works.
Have had one for over 3 yrs now and buying a new one because the tray is warped from washing in dishwasher- had also started leaking a bit
Reliable, small and nice looking and good colour range
Can't wash accessories in dishwasherand its a bit noisy

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.

Does not make a strong coffee; most taste very milky and if you do want a decent coffee you need to use the double filter going through twice as much coffee. Milk frother is dangerous as the nozzle will fly off in use sending (semi) hot milk spraying everywhere and ultimatley will not heat the milk to a high enough temperature. It can also give the milk a funny plastic like taste. Result overall weak luke-warm and at times funny tasting coffee. Very dissapointed considering how much the product costs.
Attractive aesthetics in range of colours to choose from.
Weak cotffee; does not heat milk efficiently and coffee at times tastes terrible.