Not bad, but far from "terrific"

Not bad, but far from "terrific"

Philips HD7863 / 60 Senseo Quadrante coffee pad machine (Senseo coffee brewing system, XL tank water, 1450 Watt) Piano finish black (household goods)

Customer Review

Where meet "Senseo" and piano lacquer, because actually meet each other two completely different worlds. The feeling I had at any rate, when I saw this product for the first time. For me, the term "Senseo" connected (as certainly many readers) intrinsic to a classical sculpture-in-blue-and-red machines that make unsafe many offices today. That "Senseo" but something else can say that is me has now become clear.
What you get for currently less (and often much more) than 100 here, is a jewel in the low coffee segment. The machine has a useful large tank, can be incredibly easy to operate, is solidly built despite their vulnerable acting outside and uses reliable technology. Many another reviewer might see this as a drawback (for example in terms of securing the drip tray), I see it more as what it is: The benefits of familiar, now though getting on in years, but reliable technical approaches and design features to the machine so robust and making them as simple as possible.

It can argue, of course, whether the amalgamation of (pseudo-) so really makes exquisite appearance and "Senseo" sense and whether one piano lacquer where one handled with 100 coffee pad machines ever need, but you remember this that the HD7863 / 60 with inserts as Coffeeduck for Senseo Quadrante, coffee filter or permanent Noble 8717472190413 Coffeeduck for latte / Quadrante quite capable of handling freshly ground coffee and so (far below) scratched from the fully automatic segment.

Conclusion:
For frequent drinkers are considering countless varieties "Senseo" pads indispensable part of office life; at least that's my experience. Who wants to have a little look wertigeres here, which is well served with the HD7863 / 60. Problems here only makes the gewöhnsbedürftige water tank, but makes his own shortcoming directly by the relatively large capacity partially offset. What I do not have to use so often, which also does not bother me so often ;-) The end result is smooth 4 points - 5 points would be in there too, if it were not for the problem with the cups ...

Which Problem?
The cups are missing. You are on top of the package and they are missing. They just are not there because they are not included. So that's just; who wants to expect so much? ;-)

Supplement 11 March 2013 and the amended justification strongly downward review:
The machine is in and of itself to me is still a buy recommendation for the valued appearance and comparable to good value for money, but in daily use, the instrument displays but when filled with water thoroughly its weaknesses (strangely slide for the water tank) and - main reason for the lower rating: The unit has used regularly given up the ghost after a few weeks and is now with another Philips device that has said testing "Bye Bye" also after a few weeks, at home on my growing e-waste dump , The defect in turn, makes me wonder if I've got a Monday device (as Vine-tester, I am quite used to getting every now and then devices that not 100% of the end-quality match) or whether it is the quite dangerous "Bug" my machine is a general problem. If it is so also happened to you that your machine is no longer simply is brewing, crackles under his breath and then lets uncontrolled water, then post it as a comment but please on this review. :-)

You can still Rank: 5/5
April 28
Super hot! Be careful! Rank: 5/5
May 18
Improvements expected Rank: 3/5
May 21
Not so simple 1 Rank: 3/5
February 7
slipper 3 Rank: 3/5
November 17

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