Sunbeam Cafe Espresso EM3800

It must be the year for the seals to go. I have had my machine for 10 years too and the seal has broken. It has been used nearly every day, twice a day for all those years. Best machine ever. Will definitely look for another Sunbeam. Thank you. Highly recommended.

We have had this machine for 10 years, making coffee every weekend and most weekdays, it has worked perfectly.
I never bothered with the milk frothing though.
Only recently our seal has gone, we replaced it but it still is leaking, after 10 years though, can't complain.
I would recommend it to anyone.

I had a red one for about 3 years in a sharehouse where it was used to death, then bought another one second hand which lasted another 3 years (or more, it was still working when I upgraded). They're loud and take a while to heat up but they definitely have staying power...

I'm a picky coffee drinker, having access to nespressos and commercial machines at work. EM3800 makes a decent cup of coffee, obviously no where near the top end in terms of flavor extraction but quite acceptable for a weekend morning. Easy to use and clean. The seal could be better though, requiring replacing on a few occasions.

Weve had one of these EM3800 for approx 4 years and it has been great.Gets used everyday. Never missed a beat. Has just started to leak at brew head. Seal to replace it was $6.50 from appliances r us. Highly reccomend it.Never had anyone complain about the quality of the coffee.

Absolutely wrapped with this machine. Have only had it a short while, so still learning the art of coffee making. But so fatal very happy with the coffees I've made from it. It runs quieter than I expected from a machine, pretty straightforward to use, my only quibble with it is that you can't see the water level from the front. Not so much of a problem if you have clear bench space at either side of it.

For the price, this machine cannot be beat, imo.

But now it has started leaking water. When you turn the machine dial to 'coffee' it just makes a noise & leaks; if you turn the machine to 'STEAM' it just shoots out loads of water & doesn't steam. It also leaks all of its water. I have to have my 3-4 coffees of a morning. I have a slight disability with my legs that makes it difficult to walk; therefore it's hard for me to get out & about sourcing good coffee shops. This is why my daughter bought me this one in May 2015. It is now December 2015. So it lasted just over 6 months. We found it extremely easy to use and it produced really good coffees. I want my coffee machine replaced or fixed and I want it now. I have gone without coffee for a week now.

The Sunbeam Cafe Espresso EM3800 leaked water from new. It leaks about 50 ml of water when you first turn it on, and 20 ml each cup you make. The water leaks down the back into the bottom catch tray. Accordingly I do not recommend buying the Sunbeam Cafe Espresso product

I bought this machine last year in June. But it finally stopped working last week. The milk frother has not been working properly for several month actually. When i bought this, i expected this machine would work for two years. Sadly, it did not last that long. Though I am satisfied the quality of coffee it produced, as always u get what u paid for. Still, it should work longer than just one year.

milk-frother pump out water instead of steam.

I bought this machine about 8 months ago and it makes anywhere between 2 -8 cups per day. It took me awhile to find a coffee I liked but the machine has been faultless (touch wood). I don't use the milk frother mechanism as I have an automatic one, but all in all I find it to be an excellent machine.
Quick, easy to use and most of all, easy to clean.

We got this machine as a present and found it makes a decent cup of coffee for home brewers. Nothing like a barista quality coffee but pretty good. However a few negatives, the crema wasn't very creamy, but more frothy and while the frother worked OK the milk was the same (frothy not creamy/marshmallow like). The machine can overheat but on the other hand it took a while to heat to a good temperature - the temperature doesn't seem to be regulated well. We had to replace the whole machine twice in 2 years - each time it was only under 12 month ...

We have had this machine at work for the past 6 years and makes 10-15 cups a day. Other than a new seal it still works great. We actually recently upgraded to a EM4820 but it only lasted 6 months! So out came the old Em3800 still working great as usual!
Reliable

I was given a second hand Sunbeam which lasted for 3 years and my mates have had one for a few years too and still going strong. For the price, you cant do better. I had a Breville for ony 2 months, it was terrible, but luckily it died so I could come back to Sunbeam. I dont get the continous whining about the machines noise from the other reviewers, I mean who gives a toss.. Other mini-espresso machines are noisy too from experience. Hopefully the people who have had seals busting are just unlucky. Otherwise this machine is a really great buy....

I've had mine for a year, the first coffee machine I bought. So far so good. Makes great coffee once it's been used a few times. The instructions that came with it were a bit hit and miss so I had to experiment a little bit. Once I did this and was able to work out how to get the frothing just right, almost every coffee I have made from the machine has been perfect!
Makes good coffee for a good price
A little noisy and does leak a little.

Brought it today, and already planning to send it back to the store. It's noisy, leaks water everywhere, makes very burnt and bitter espresso, and the steam wand doesn't do anything except give a little burst of steam every few seconds. I was hoping for the cafe style machine it was advertised as, as I wanted a good machine at home (I'm a barista by trade), but it's definitely not what I got with this machine