Had one of theses as a present, great machine absolutely love it when it works!! Seals went on it after 9 months so took it to Delonghi and they replaced the seals and said even though I had de-scaled as per their instructions, I obviously lived in a hard water area and needed to do this more often.
So armed with my repaired machine I proceeded to de-scale every 250 cups as opposed to 500 as per their recommendations, however another 9 months later the seals have gone again, and it is now out of warranty even though it is less than 12 months s...Read more

My boyfriend bought me this machine for Christmas and so I've had a few months to play with it. I love it! It's a neat, compact and stylish little machine, and it's saved me a fortune. I used to buy coffee almost every day on the way to work and at $4 a pop that adds up. Now I make myself a coffee every morning - it's not quite as good as the most fancy cafe coffees, but I can certainly make a mean latte.

My boyfriend, on the other hand, worked at cafes all through uni, and he now absolutely refuses to touch the thing. It's nowhere near the...Read more

I bought this coffee machine plus the matching Icona Kettle. Both products are faulty within 3 months out of the 12 month warranty. A few months out from the end of the 12 month warranty the machine started leaking. Its not a major problem that I can use it, but when I first turn it on and it heats up water leaks out from where you put the group head and also from the steam spout.

I called DeLonghi but as it was just out of warranty they would not do anything at all to help me. I really think they should have at least a 2 year warranty so I...Read more

So far so good.

The espresso itself is really good. I only ever use fresh ground beans from a local roasting company, which is a requirement for success as much as any machine, but it seems to meet the challenge.

The milk frothing is a challenge though.
I think it has more to do with it being a different type of nozzle than I am used to combined with full control of steam pressure rather than some design fault or what not.
This nozzle is more functional, re: its angle and position, compared to other brands I have used (Breville and S...Read more

Bought this for $249 from Clive Anthony's, which is $50 less than anywhere else has it at the moment.
Positives
Looks fantastic, I got white, they had no red in stock
Quick to heat up, ready to go in about 1 minute
Built in tamper is good
Decent sized water resivour
Decent amount of steam
Good warranty (2 year)
Negatives
No milk jug for frothing ...Read more

This is the first coffee machine we have owned and my whole family loves it. We spent a lot of time looking at all options in this price range and for various reasons decided this was going to be it.

(We bought it at Harvey Norman who price matched Myer who had none in stock.)

It took us a couple of days to each work out how to make our own perfect cup of coffee, as we all like it different strengths, etc, but I can now make a latte I would be happy with in any cafe.

It is so much easier to use than I was expecting, including the fro...Read more