This was an rather spur of the moment purchase. After searching for many years for the right home espresso machine, this was recommended by Amazon after researching another machine we had seen on TV with rather lackluster reviews. I went to the suggested item and there were not thousands or reviews those that were, were excellent. I read several in addition to the features of the machine and we are so happy we did. We had lots of experience to fall back on with commercial units but limited exposure to home models. Breville and Mr Coffee Barista along with several stove top models were prior purchases. The Neretva was a. "Excellent" purchase. Top qualities are pressure output, superb cup of espresso, creamiest of espressos, speed of machine output, sturdy, compact, great looking...enough? Did I mention a great price? The only thing we can not review yet is the ultimate life of machine. We would highly recommend.