Before acquiring the coffee machine, I got: -several Senseo (which I definitely abandoned because of multiple leaks and prices pods ..) -an Italian coffee (yuck I never do myself) -and a machine group (which I adored but broke down, sniff ...) When it has reached the end of life, I started looking for a new machine. I stayed on the idea of a group because the machine is well liked coffee and searching I realized that the price of such machines had increased well. Suffice to say that almost 50, I preferred to spend my money in something more upscale. After going through the list of all available products, I decided for this machine. Well, I'm disappointed in anything regarding the simplicity of the machine and above all (and this is most important) the taste: coffee is good, but really good. One can choose the strength (mild, normal or strong), the water temperature, the size of coffee, in short everything to make coffee that will suit everyone. The machine is quite elegant (but I would prefer a bit more stainless steel or noble materials ... we can not have everything) and although very long, it is not very wide and fits easily in my kitchen. Only drawback: the water container: too flat, it recovers some water and must be emptied often enough. Coffee grounds collection tray, it is perfect: it allows me to easily retrieve the coffee grounds to make scrubs, feed my plants and my lead pipes. In short, it's not just Grandma who can make a good coffee, Melitta too!