Originally Posted by
Trsnrtr
I asked you this before, but don't you have or have access to a Breville? Still looking on buying a machine.
No, and I don't know much about Breville, unfortunately, other than that, relatively speaking, they're pretty widely available/popular. In terms of their reliability and quality of output, I couldn't tell you. I would look up some long-terms reviews, see if you can find out if they're serviceable, etc.
My machine is a Quickmill Anita and would be more like... an entry level Colnago with Chorus. Italian, only available through more specialty channels, gets you 95% of what the mega-buck superbikes offer at a price that's certainly in the enthusiast realm, but still somewhat palatable.