I compare the times with the Senseo Nespresso Pixie (capsule machine), because I had before: The taste I found the capsule coffee with the Pixie better, but I was the higher price of the capsules and also the not exactly eco-friendly consumption of aluminums the capsules disturbed. Another advantage of the Senseo machine is the larger water tank that you have to fill up less often. However, I find it annoying that the Senseo no advance warning when the water amount is too small, but just stops in the middle of coffee intake. And although then still plenty of water is (strange ...) in the container. Will then probably make me a line to the water tank, so I can tell if I have to refill or if the cup is still full. Because if the machine stops at the half-full cup, it takes only once until it is re-heated to continue after the water filling the brewing process. The Pixie machine has better resolved in time and lit up in red when the water became scarce. Since it's never happened to me that I was a half-full cup since. She was also heated generally faster and ready for use. One reason me the more expensive model of the Senseo Twist was the programming function to create. On the water filter I could have done without, reduced only the filling volume of the water tank and is in my neighborhood because of the little hard water unnecessarily. But since this was the only model with programming function, I've just taken. And now comes the sad: the programming function for the individual amount of water for the coffee only works for small cups. A larger amount of water for a large cup can not be programmed. Since I can only press the 2-cup icon and to stand next to the machine and cancel the supply time when the cup is full. When Pixie the programming function was actually set individually and you could also save the right amount of water for larger cups. What actually should be, of course .... Design of the HD7873 / 50 Twist is a matter of taste, the color combination I would have chosen me not voluntary, but the touch panel I find very chic. Conclusion: taste of the coffee is good, but is not quite to the capsule machinery zoom (although of course I have also tried different Padsorten). The Senseo Twist is overall a good alternative to the capsule machine, but the higher cost especially for the model HD7873 / 50 have not paid off for me because the programming function has not kept what I had promised her. Since it would have done even a more favorable model of Senseo Twist for me.
