Quick, easy, somewhat expensive, and good
Pros:
Easy, well-engineered, tasty, and a good-looking machine.
Cons:
Somewhat expensive, and have to use Nespresso pods that must be ordered.
The Bottom Line:
If the price is acceptable, and you don't want to grind beans daily or clean your machine often, this is the way to make espresso.
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Author's Review
I read the reviews of espresso makers, and this one came out on top, so I've bought three, two for work and one for home, and have been using them for more than a year.
The other reviews are accurate. It's hard to imagine an easier machine to use; the controls are simple, cleaning is simple, and it's very quick.
Coffee capsules ("pods") are only available from the Nespresso web page, and so each cup of espresso costs about 50 cents, and the choices of coffee are limited to about ten. A new coffee maker comes with sample of each kind. The delivery takes just a couple of days.
The "special edition" flavors that come out about twice a year taste best to me, so I have to stock up when I get the email that they are available. The coffee "pods" seem to keep well in the freezer, so I usually order 6 months supply at a time.
The D150 is good, although you have to touch it 6 times to get a cup:
1. Turn it on,
2. insert a pod of coffee,
3. a minute after (1) start the water flowing through the pod into the cup,
4. stop the water flow,
5. turn it off again, and
6. toss the used pod in the trash.
For another $150 or so, the D300 combines steps 1, 3, 4, and 5 into the push of a button (I think), but my time is not yet THAT valuable.
Other models may be more stylish, but don't provide other advantages that I'm aware of. Both the D150 and D300 are usually listed on eBay, but the discount is not great, befitting a useful appliance that people tend to keep.
Every now and then (once a year for me), I need to use the supplied wrench to clean out with the supplied drill bit the hole feeding hot water to the coffee. Not too hard to do.
I'm quite pleased.
