I purchased the DeLonghi Machine about 10 months ago. For the first 6 months it worked well. It takes a bit to warm up and pressurize but other Amazon reviews had warned of this and so this was expected. What I didn't expect was for the machine to leak after about 6 month of use. After I finish making a cup of espresso and turn the dial mode to the "stand-by" position, water continues to drip. Within 10 minutes the drip yields about 4 ounces of watery espresso, so always have to keep a second cup handy for the overflow. If I forget the back-up cup, the drip chamber gets very full and can overflow onto the counter.I just sent the machine to be fixed since it was still under warrently. Delonghi refused to reimburse for the shipping fees ($12.15) to send the machine back.In short, when spending $200 dollars on an espresso machine, I expect decent engineering. If I was to purchasing anew, I would not buy this model.