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Pros & Cons
Pros
The magnifica grinds, tamps, and expresses internally. No clogs in grinder whatsoever. The crema is thick and flavorful, and it stays around for as long as your coffee is warm. Starbuck's is a great name for a coffee maker.
Krups ea89 has a milk canister and hose that automates the cappuccino creation. The frother is a gem. Over time, the milk frothing on the breville is a great blessing on busy mornings. We enjoy making our own froth rather than having a fully automatic... Read More
The setting determines when the descaling operation should be performed. Complete instructions on this is in the instruction guide. The descaling is a little annoying but not difficult, everything else is pretty straightforward.
The water reservoir slides out easily, and has a well-designed fill hole that makes it easy to refill without spilling. Little pucks deposit into an easy to reach compartment behind the drainer. The components are dishwasher safe.
Keep the o-ring lubricated to allow easy reassembly of wand. Instead of the steam nozzle being an open wand, this wand has a tube that covers the steam nozzel.
Cons
I have little confidence that a repaired or replaced unit will work any better. They email you from a no response address so communication with their customer service department is difficult. My guess is this whole manufacturing lot is defective and t... Read More
Newer machine is noisier than the first, and the cup warmer area doesn't warm cups like the first machine did. Changing the grind setting has 0 effect4. The bean hold is too shallow so the beans don't always siphon into the grinder.
The machine primes itself when heating up and runs hot water through the hoses. Very small water reservoir - feels like that every other time i use the machine, i need to refill it with water.
Highlights
Quality
The quality of these machines are great, the taste (especially with good coffee beans) is comparable, even better, than what yo... Read More
Right out of the box, without having made any adjustments to grind or temperature, the quality of the espresso was very good.
We've been delighted with the delonghi magnifica xs.
Overall i am impressed with the thoughtfulness of the design, both in form and function.
Price
The price of admission seems reasonable to us, especially considering the costs of purchasing these drinks directly from a barista.
Shipping
This is just as fast but a far better (and cheaper) cup of coffee!
Packaging/appearance
Little pucks deposit into an easy to reach compartment behind the drainer.
Every time i want a coffee, i need to swipe the screen.
Update: customer service sent me return packaging and very promptly had my machine back to my house in less than a week from th... Read More
Competitiveness
It has a frother for cappuccino too.
We make latte's every morning (i use a separate foamer).
There's even a water-hardness test kit included, so you can program the machine to prompt for a descaling cycle at appropriate intervals.
I had even descaled the machine one time even though i have soft water and the machine did not request a descaling.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
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- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 584 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 30 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have had this machine for 5 years and it is amazing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have only had to replace the rubber orings for the milk frother twice other than that nothing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is a replacement of a previous model
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wish i had this machine when i bought the last one
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However i would like to see a warming tray on the top of the machine
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Had this one for 5 years till to broke
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Just replaced it with the same model
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I purchased this machine in december of 2014 and have had very little problems with it
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