Summary: I found this machine to operate as well as others that cost twice as much. It does seem to be constructed of a lot of plastic, so I am interested in seeing how long it...
Summary: A "one" star is way too high but it's as low as I can go. I purchased this machine on the referral by the retailer who said it was such a reliable workhorse.
Summary: First off the coffee that this machine produces is excellent. IF you can live with the annoyances, it makes really excellent espresso. But: 1.) It's noisy.
Summary: This machine is not nina but quite large. I was surprised at how big it was. I paid $100 for it and believe it to be relatively mediocre. The espresso is just ok.
Summary: This little guy makes wonderful espresso drinks. you really have to LOVE coffee to get one of these. They are messy and it is much more involved than just making a pot of...
James Beswick "In my day, we had 9 planets.", Amazon
22 December 2009
Summary: For $100, it's hard to beat the Saeco. The water pressure is considerably more powerful than many machines 5x the price, and the boiler is ready to go within 30 seconds...
Worth the money, but you better have some counter space
Dallas Geis "Big D", Amazon
18 December 2009
Summary: The Nina Traditional has produced one of the finest latte's I have ever made. It produces crema as good as any machine costing thousands of dollars.
Summary: I have had the Nina for 2 days and it seems pretty good so far. I owned a wonderful Turmix 10 (discontinued, sadly) for 21 years..awesome machine.