Having wasted a good 20 capsules on troubleshooting and already was quite annoyed, until a request has brought clarity at Nespresso - they have built a "backup", so you can use only newly purchased capsules !! Externally, they all look the same, but the new machine - these also - ejects only clear water, if one uses older capsules.
2012 was the patent of Nestlé from the capsules and threatened - as in other countries has long been customary - priced competition. So you have installed any chip or code, so that the machine (the Aludeckelchen) no longer anpiekst the front, so that the capsule though useless, but you can not get a coffee out.
What you should know before you decide to invest this new machine, and you should also refrain from buying from dealers older special editions, Grand Crus and Christmas editions that are already sold out at Nespresso. Also you can use the example available in France Capsules of competition only on the old machines like the "Cube", but not with the new. Then you can throw away your money namely equal.
