Saeco V'Spresso Espresso Machine

43% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Aside from some translation issues with the manual, this machine rocks! We have had it for over three years, using it close to a dozen cups a day, and had vertually no problems. It makes creamy, rich esspresso. It is super easy to use and it has been...

lets just say the problems keep mounting. now the screen is half blank so i can't even read the error messages. not cool.

Easy to use and Easy to Clean

Occasionally have difficulty making preground coffee

We are on our second unit in just over a year (our first one was shipped 4/13/2007) and they have both suffered the same fate, the perpetual "Ventilate" message. It took almost a month to get the first one replaced by Saeco, and its shelf life was...

While this machine does have some operational flaws and lacks flexibility, I have had it for about two years. However, a series of cascading failures, most likely due to the various leaks in the machine damaging the motherboard, have caused it to...

Easy to clean and operate

none

Quality of coffee - excellent

Design flaw with the steam wand / hot water knob

I have had this machine almost two years now. I agree with the other reviewer that this is a "luxury" item and we expect better in both service and reliability. I had it about 6 months when a gasket failed and it leaked all over the place. Saeco was...

I have had this machine for about 3 1/2 years and I love it. No problems it works beautifully.