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121 reviews
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  • Build Quality
    3.5 (28)
  • Value for Money
    4.0 (29)
  • Ease of Use
    4.3 (28)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    4.0 (26)
  • Noise Level
    3.6 (16)
  • Product is used
  • Consistency
    4.0 (22)
  • Milk Frothing
    3.5 (24)
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Adibabi

AdibabiWide Bay-Burnett, QLD

  • 17 reviews
  • Verified purchase

So-so machine

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Date PurchasedMay 2017
Stacey

Stacey

  • 2 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Coffee at home

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I love it!
It's easy to use, doesn't burn the coffee or milk and all from my own home.
I decide to try and live a more environmentally friendly life in 2018.
1. No more take away coffee cups!
To help me out I decide that getting an espresso maker for home would stop my morning stop at McDonald's drive through on the way to work. (Yes they are happy to fill my keep cup but why waist the petrol or $5 a day)

The machine saves me big dollars and the hardest decision now is that coffee beans to buy.
It's quick to clean and I love that I don't need to froth the milk myself as it gives me time to cook breakfast.

Date PurchasedJan 2018
.G.

.G.Melbourne

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like
  • Verified purchase

Good coffee on a budget

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I grabbed one of these on the Christmas sales, i've never had a coffee machine before and i was so happy with the very first cup that i made from it, it's going to save me a bit of money in the long run. Probably the only gripe is that the milk attachment splatters a bit. it's easy enough to wipe, it's just a bit annoying. i also like the temp of the coffee, some machines are a bit too cool for my liking but i get a nice hot (but not too hot) cup from it.

Date PurchasedDec 2017
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Frostiscold

FrostiscoldNew Zealand

Tried it out with a hopefully heart but ended up returning it due to rust.

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Date PurchasedJun 2017
Rachel H

Rachel HMelbourne

  • 2 reviews

Great and quick coffee!

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I'm on the path to reducing my spending each month and this coffee machine is the perfect tool! Whilst initially spending a bit, it's certainly reducing my weekly spend as i'm not buying coffee everyday! It's quick, simple to use, easy to clean and the best bit? It makes great coffee! There was a little bit of trial and error in finding the right grind, but now i've got that down pat I can make my own cafe quality coffee in a matter of minutes, and for a fraction of the cost!

Date PurchasedDec 2017
Bob

Bob

  • 2 reviews

Works well

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Makes cappuccino which is my favourite.Simple operation and easy to use and easy to clean yourself
but you still have to dust the chocolate on yourself oh la penultimate la ultimate la last ls la la what only 36 words you have got to be joking me oh la la

Date PurchasedAug 2017
Sam m

Sam mOxley

  • 13 reviews
  • 1 like

A great little pick me up in the morning

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Very compact and easy to set up.
Very easy to use, clean and store.
Good size milk container (will make about 6 large size coffees)
Only thing is I Wish there were more options of coffee to make. It only makes lattes and cappuccinos however you can manually set the coffee and milk.

Date PurchasedOct 2017
VickiSS

VickiSSPerth, WA

  • 3 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Love it!

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Such an easy machine to operate
No separately doing the froth its all done in one go, even hubby can operate this one!
Easy clean
Works like a machine that would expect to pay 5 times more for
Highly recommended for the coffee lover
Would buy again if need to

Date PurchasedNov 2017
Brisbane

BrisbaneSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 12 reviews
  • 3 likes
  • Verified purchase

Saw this, was impressed and as it’s 40% off I bought one.

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Date PurchasedNov 2017
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Brisbane
Brisbane

Update after 2 months- still great coffee, consistantly, but my wife tells me she thinks that the noise from cleaning the milk delivery tube is annoying for her. I don’t mind it though.

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Ursi

Ursi

  • 2 reviews

EXCELLENT MACHINE

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This is the second time I bought this machine and LOVE it...I had a B&B and used it for 3 years, about 10 times a day..Worked very well NEVER had any problem....Everyone was saying what a yummmmmmy coffee...I would highly recommend it Love that VERY EASY to clean ..Separate milk container and removable water container LOVE LOVE LOVE it
I would not buy another I did and had to return it

Date PurchasedFeb 2014
SusieQ

SusieQTweed Heads

  • 8 reviews
  • 1 like

Better than expected

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I’ve only had this machine for a week and compared to my pod machine it’s gone way beyond expectations for the price. The removable milk container is fabulous and so easy to clean. I had to try a few different Coffee beans to get the flavour I like and getting the grind right was trial and error. I was worried at first about the coffee holder being too hard to insert but again after a few times became as easy as inserting a pod. I love this machine and for the price, $180 I love it as a first machine.

Date PurchasedNov 2017
Girl

GirlSydney

  • 4 reviews

Great value

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Date PurchasedOct 2017
PeteC

PeteCSydney

  • 6 reviews
  • 2 likes
  • Verified purchase

Excellent coffee - hot with great flavour

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We took a bit of a gamble on this purchase as we were willing to spend up to $1500 on a fully automatic machine. Instead we got this for $180 from Myer and we couldn't be happier. Yes it's a little more involved than a fully automatic - namely putting in your own ground coffee - but that's a small price to pay for a $1300 saving and for a system with far fewer moving parts (that could break). The machine makes excellent coffee every time and it's nice and hot too - how I like it. Easy to use, easy to clean this is a highly recommended machine!

Date PurchasedMay 2017

Love it!

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Purchased on sale for $190. For this price I am REALLY happy with the machine. I have had it for about a month and it makes about 6 coffees a day for our household - no issues yet. I read some reviews before purchase about coffees not being warm enough - and if you just use the preset options then that was somewhat true I guess. But I have since used the manual option for frothing the milk and its really hot - perfect! Coffee tastes great although I'm certainly no coffee snob so I don't really have much to compare it to. Easy to clean.
It surprisingly had quite a few negative reviews which made me hesitant to get it but when it went on sale for $190 I thought I'd take a chance on it and I'm very glad I did.

Date PurchasedJul 2017
james

jamespenrith

  • 14 reviews
  • 10 likes

happy for the price

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I was told not to buy sunbeam from a friend because it would not do the job property but i disagree. Its easy to use and the coffee tastes great. I got a 5 year extended warranty for an extra $20 so its a win win if it breaks down.

Date PurchasedJul 2017
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Good present for a coffee lover

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Bought this machine as a present, and my wife still loves it. Our friends were looking for a replacement for their capsule machine that failed. After they have seen it in action, they decided to buy this model and pretty happy with the choice. Very easy in use, not complicated in cleaning.

Date PurchasedDec 2016
Dermot

DermotPerth, WA

  • 2 reviews

Works well for about 6 months

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Works well for about 6 months and then fails. Makes good coffee. Easy to use. However, we're on to our 3rd unit. There doesn't seem to be much difference between latte or cappuccino but for a machine I paid $233 for I don't really care. We use exclusively soy milk and it does a good job of that. Unfortunately, its froth making ability falls away after 6 months. Harvey Norman replaced our first one after 6 months, gave us money back on the second one (after 6 months just before the warranty expired) because they didn't have any more in stock and then we bought our third one from a different Harvey Norman store with the refund.

Date PurchasedMay 2016
thefinalproblems

thefinalproblemsBrisbane

  • 8 reviews

Good basic machine!

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Coffee tastes great and it's super easy to use!

However, there are a couple of downfalls to this machine... it's a bit tedious to clean (in particular the milk dispenser since if you don't clean it, the milk can get stuck and turn) and you don't really have control over the type/amount of froth that comes out. The dial for the froth setting doesn't seem to make much difference in terms of how frothy the milk is. While the settings for a small & large cup seem to produce inconsistent amounts from day to day.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
Onerland

Onerland

  • 3 reviews

Not too bad

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It's a very simple machine and definitely good for beginners, but I feel it's not the best coffee machine if you are a coffee lover. But don't get me wrong it all depends on what coffee bean you get too, but after trying a few I feel like I have to use the manual option over the presets presented by sunbeam

Date PurchasedMar 2017
Anubhav

AnubhavSydney Surrounds, NSW

  • 5 reviews
  • 4 likes
  • Verified purchase

Good Machine, Can be Better

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Bought this machine recently from Myer for $160.
It goes by the name of Mr.Coffee Barista Cafe in US & Here Sunbeam rebrands it to their name. It is a decent machine. Do not compare it to $400-$1000 machines. I did not want to buy the machine with pods as i dont like the taste plus running cost is 4 times of the coffee beans that i use.
Pros:
-Not expensive
-Easy to use
-Quick coffee buttons (espresso-capp-latte-custom...etc)

Cons:
-Coffee could be a bit more hotter
-Froth control does not respond as it should

Date PurchasedJun 2017
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Questions & Answers

Danica

Danicaasked

We have recently purchased the coffee machine, however it froths the milk too much, to the point where half the mug is just froth. We have it on the lowest froth setting but it doesn’t seem to change anything. Is there something we can do to minimise the froth a little more so that there’s more milk?

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Melissa

Melissaasked

Just wondering with this machine I understand it has an extendable bit to take larger cups and mugs, does this extendable bit only go in one direction ? for instance I have a mug that's fairly wide so I would need this bit to extend not just forward but sideways as well, is that possible with this machine ?

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kraayclan

kraayclanasked

As I ordered my coffee already ground, can this be used in this machine? or does it have to have beans?

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Melissa
Melissa

You can use beans but you have to grind them first and put them in to be tamped down just like in the cafes, if you look closely enough you can see the black handle of the bit that holds the ground coffee.

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