It's quite small, smaller than my Mr. Coffee drip coffee machine. It takes a small corner of my kitchen. It's very easy to use. Press any button to turn on and preheat. Then press the espresso / lungo (which makes a larger cup) button to make the coffee. It'll turn off automatically after 9 minutes. * Noise-wise The machine does make a noise when it makes the coffee, but I won't say it's too loud or noisy. I find it noisier in the cleaning cycle (running through water without pods), which concerned me initially. * Design I heard it's different from the Breville model only from the design. There may be better deals at BB for the Breville model. But I just like the design of this model (the Breville model looks more flat and bland?). Also, Delonghi is an old and prestigious brand. * Taste I used a Breville espresso machine in the office (before the pandemic). I would say espresso made by Nespresso machine can't be a perfect replacement for espresso made by an espresso machine. It's slightly blander, but I wouldn't bother the difference. I'm not going to pay for a $500+ espresso machine at home anyway.. I'm mixing espresso with warm milk for now, which tastes fine. But it doesn't taste as good as a latte for sure. So I'm planning to get a milk frother (although I thought I could do with mixing with warm milk without frothing it). Read more

Fantastic nespresso maker by Delonghi. Compact. Sturdy. Dependable. Works like a charm. Best purchasing decision we made, and upon a dear couple's recommendation, and also after having morning coffee on 4 consecutive mornings at their place during a lazy and perfect hol'. I never miss not going to a café any more. And I get to enjoy the fragrance of fresh coffee in the morning - one of the nicest smells. It makes the perfect espresso or a lungo. I add a dash of cold milk. And it's perfect. My husband has it black. The sellers did a great job in delivering the machine safely and carefully. We are very happy with its performance. Beautiful machine and does what it's supposed to, and does it remarkably well. You can even ship the used pods to a recycling facility in India (run by Caramelly; hats off to them too). Read more

Small and cute on our coffee bar. Smells so good and makes nice espresso. Read more

I had a baby 2 months ago and I seriously underestimated what it's like to continuously have no sleep. I ordered this coffee maker Monday and got it late Tuesday afternoon. I've already used it 4 times and it's Wednesday morning at 4 am. It's AMAZING, very easy to use, makes a coffee very quickly (quicker than my bottle warmer), small/compacted, and tastes great. It's one of the few easy things I have going on in my life right now with an infant, returning to work after only 6 wks, and my daycare getting shut down because of covid. My only minor complaint: water reservoir requires refill fairly often (I also make americano style coffee and push the big button twice, so I'm using more than normal espresso would) Read more

Thank you so much. i love it Read more

What I like: Cute, small size. Heats quickly. Makes a consistent, good expresso. Many choices of pods from various manufacturers. Reasonably priced pods. What I don't like: really is just an expresso maker. Not good if you want a brew coffee. Without a mild frother, other expresso based products such as cappuccino, etc needs additional equipment. Overall, I've tested basically all the pod based systems. The Krups based, Illy based, and Starbucks based...they all brings something a bit different to the table. But, if expresso is your thing, without a doubt, the Nespresso Classic pods are the way to go. They make the most consistently good expresso. The Krups or K cup....good for tea, not much else. The Illy is more expensive and limited. And frankly doesn't taste as good. I also tested the Breville Barista Express. The Breville makes the best expresso without a doubt. It also have a mild frother to make cappuccinos. But the Breville takes longer to make the expresso. You have to dial in the grind fineness, the amount of grind, and tamp it correctly. Not hard to do. But if you don't get it right, your expresso is off. The Breville is by far my favorite machine, but if I want something quick, the Delonghi nespresso is great. If you want a good tasting cup of coffee...not expresso...none of these machine does well. A cheap $20 coffee brewer makes better brew coffee than any of these machines. Read more

This machine is a very simple and precise set of espresso maker, noise is lower than standard types, coffee brewed with exact flavour as I used to. Love it, recommend it! Read more