1. The coffee flavor is (as we know it from Saeco) very good
2. water tank and grounds container is dimensioned large enough so you do not need to run constantly
3. Simple and intuitive menu guidance
4. Select the desired coffee quantity by pressing a button can be selected (is now milled at 2x the large variation, so that a large coffee is no longer watery as before)
5. freeness and beans quantity are easily adjustable on the side
Negatives:
1. The orange display is quite a matter of taste, the font size is unfortunately very small. For individual messages it is necessary to accurately draufschauen, or be close enough. For people with visual impairments, this necessarily before test time. Personally, I'd displays with black / white due to the higher contrast prefer (such. As in the Saeco Exprelia Evo). Also adversely falls on the display that the ascending steam fogged the curved display screen.
2. The design is of course a matter of taste, but to me seems the very wide Royal to brawny. Unfortunately, she is not completely to operate from above also, so you still need additional space, both on the right and on the left (for milk). The white printed symbols on the black control knobs and the logo printed on also negatively impact on the perceived value. One notices clearly a difference to more expensive machines such. As the Saeco Exprelia Evo (which incidentally is at amazon very cheap and hardly more expensive)
3. The biggest drawback of this machine is the lack of customization options for me. Beans quantity and coffee strength can be set for each coffee in Exprelia Evo, so my husband can enjoy their coffee strong and I think right after mild brewed cappuccino. The SBS (Saeco Brewing System) works really great! At the Royal, there is no SBS and the amount of coffee can be used side only for longer-term changes.
Conclusion:
All in all for the price a good coffee that leaves nothing to be desired. Ideal for larger parties, restaurants or offices.
Who drinks mainly cappuccino or latte macchiato, but should rather rely on a One Touch machine as the Exprelia. The milk container can be stored very easily in the fridge is also cleaned automatically, so you have no work at all with a cappuccino. In addition, each guest can get his or her individual coffee in the desired thickness. Look for at home so rather times the Philips Saeco HD8855 / 01 coffee machine Exprelia Evo or similar models.
