good service and fast hot coffee, espresso or cappuccino, but the cleaning is quite complicated ...

I can compare the Saeco HD8768 / 21 Moltio not with another fully automatic, since it's our first. Right now my Crema Coffee drink prepared daily from a Delonghi Piccolo. It's quick and easy, compatible and tastes great to me. And as the many varieties.

The fully automatic comes well packed in a large box into the house. Up to lie next to the user manual (unfortunately only one Quick Guide) still various small parts (milk frother) and the drip tray. In the unfortunately the float was already broken. But it is not bad. Goes without.
The guide itself contains several pages contain simple pictures, each with a little text to. For example: 'the first time', 'first espresso / coffee', 'Descaling' and 'Cleaning the brewing unit ".

Putting up and taking-operating first in is quite simple. The individual parts are well explained and also fit well. It took us about 15 minutes.
The water tank with 1.9 liters is a good size and with some caution, it can be easy to remove and replace.
For the cover of the coffee bean container we left the transparent lid on the device. There, too, filling of beans and ready.
Then according to the instructions take the equipment of our running this smoothly and is of the volume in order. The hum I know from the little machine also.
After the first brewing process without beans, we have brewed more than 2 cups of test and then you could already drink the first Crema Coffee. He's quick to prepare and opposite the Piccolo really hot.

Service:
Settings you have a lot on the device. Internally, you can still return the setting to adjust with the included universal teaspoon under the bean container. There are 5 different sized dots (small fine to coarse in size).
The display is illuminated and shows an all currently running functions such as heating, broths or descaling in handy. The six control buttons unfortunately however are unlit and the imprints on black gray are a little hard to detect.
To the you have to press it a little to the pressure point to find the beginning. If you know it, we go easy.
Also nice that you can place two cups under the unit. Brew also Milschaufschäumen with small hinge attached to the left side of frother, or hot water so that is quick and easy. The cappuccino tastes very good, thanks to the very delicious fine foam.
On the right side is a waste container for the coffee grounds. Quickly and easily take out and rinse. Therein lies right small round discs.
If you switch from it, the machine cleans still short and spray some hot water in front of the two nozzles, so we always have a bowl under it, after making coffee.

Cleaning and care:
That it takes a little longer and is expensive you can already see the video here in the description (there is fortunately also shown where you should use the supplied grease to the brewing unit), as well as the rather many pages in the manual. In addition to the still quite simple descaling (duration about 30 minutes and you should only use the funds from Saeco to instructions!), This shows a device then the display on a sign and the text 'calc clean'.
The brewing unit should take a times a week and rinse. And every 30 days fat. At the brewing unit itself is still 500 cups as a symbol. And I would say that's more realistic as you have in theory at 4 to 5 cups a day fat only every 100 days or 3 months. (The manual is not as obscure and the third symbol is not opened on page 54 top right. I have also been found on the internet and on the manufacturer's side nothing about.
And of course, the milk frother must be cleaned regularly, and coffee bean container, the cup and the coffee trade.
Thus one long has his joy can avail the unit and the warranty if necessary.
Especially for older people who also would like to buy a machine to I imagine could be difficult the whole thing.
And I find the manual too short at other locations. The programming is described, for example also to quickly and easily to me. So you have to try. You can not always assume that each buyer already had a number of devices before and ruckzuck knows everything and can indeed.

Conclusion: The full machine is quickly and easily put into operation and it works with the Quick Installation Guide pretty good. However, it would be great if the buttons were illuminated.
The machine has a large tank brews quickly, not too loud and very hot and tasty coffee in various thickness and quantity.
However, to me the cleaning and care appear as a newcomer but to be quite expensive and cumbersome. You have to take it calm and time and requires a lot of additional resources.