We love coffee, and living in Europe for 11 years I really enjoy espresso.Finding this machine after searching for about 6 months and reading all the reviews I could find I figured it would be great for our coffee/espresso needs.For the first 6 months it proved to be a great choice. Then the boiler started taking longer and longer to heat up, until we would have to turn on the boiler 1 hour before making espresso! Not my idea having espresso "anytime I want."Just days after the warranty expired the coffeemaker stopped working all together. No warning, it just stopped.The only reason I gave this review a 2 star and rating is because the first six months. It worked great.