The perfect entry level machine. Can't recommend it highly enough. Coffee made is consistently better than 90% of store bought. Get a lesson though, will save you months of learning.
Top tips.
Buy good beans, not supermarket
Use double basket when starting out
Get good milk, go for a higher end milk which makes a big difference
Shot done in 30 secs or adjust the dose amount or/grind.
Follow these steps with this machine and you can't go too far wrong

Perfect coffee every time. Our 4th machine after the others died/failed, this machine has been fault free.
Now 7 yrs old and apart from the usual maintenance there has never been an issue.
Consistent grind, consistent output. We love it
Highly recommended as a better than basic machine that produces perfect coffee every time

Makes good coffee once you get the hang of it and it is handy/cost-efficient to have the inbuilt grinder. I found it quite hard to clean and the bean hopper and grinder setting were a pain to calibrate, however overall I would recommend this to anyone looking for their first manual machine.

I bought my Lelit in 2014 from Jetblack - I was thinking about buying a Rancilio Silvia, but when I advised the sales person I would only make 2 cups of coffee/ day, and I wanted a machine small enough to be able to use in my caravan as well, she recommended the Lelit Combo, which is compact and has the grinder inbuilt. The PL042EMI cost me $1K. & I bought a stainless steel tamper on ebay for $20
I have been very happy with my Lelit - the adjustable grinder grinds the beans well, the machine heats to brewing temperature in minutes and the steam tube foams the milk perfectly. Overall, I get a great cup of coffee every time.

I bought this machine in 2013 and sold it in 2016 so I could "upgrade" to a Breville Oracle. While the Oracle has the advantage of automation, the Lelit was far more fun to use and made genuinely excellent microfoam in milk for easy latte art.

The machine had a few quirks (built-in tamp too small for the filter basket, bean hopper would rotate during grinding thus rendering the grind indicator useless) but the result in the cup was always great and always worth the trouble.

This Machine is superb. The Grinder is terrific and faultless. I have the PID model and no more burnt coffee.
Great value for money and well put together.
Café quality coffee and terrific steam power, better than the old machine. Terrific service from Jet Black also.
My last Lelit lasted 13years. May the dream live on!