The first impression after a few days of intensive use is that the machine is satisfactorily high-quality, simple to use (not so simple to maintain)... However, it has some "disadvantages" that don't deduct points from the machine, but rather require you to adapt to the machine and its use in order to have a good relationship with it. 1. The coffee bean container could be bigger. 2. The water tank, although quite large, empties very quickly because the machine uses water for self-cleaning when turned on and off. ALWAYS fill the water tank so that there is enough water for making coffee. If it runs out of water, it stops brewing, discards the puck, and you end up with a hole in the water! This leads to 3. The water collection container is small. The front and back sections communicate, but the front fills up very quickly, and if you let the back fill up above the middle, it is possible to spill it when you go to empty it if the sink is not close by. The coffee collection container is quite satisfactory in terms of capacity and is very easy to empty. I am waiting for fresh coffee to do more "sophisticated" tests, but the machine is very satisfactory. Now, if it were 50-60 euros cheaper, I would say get it with your eyes closed, don't even think about it. For 300+ euros, there are several other machines that can be compared, but I don't have an opinion because this is the first automatic bean-to-cup machine I have used. Overall, 5/5 because it is very honest for the introductory category of this type of machine.

After a month and a half of daily use, a "light" turned on indicating the need for descaling, according to the manual. It requires descaling liquid and a cleaning tablet. It could have included a "sample" at least for the first time. I couldn't find the product code anywhere, and the process involves pressing buttons and flashing LEDs and placing the coffee collection container on the spout to collect the water (as mentioned before, the water collection container fills up very quickly with regular use!). It doesn't prevent you from continuing to use the machine, but it's a bit annoying, to tell the truth. I don't know if I should deduct a star for these issues, but they could have made sure to provide samples for cleaning, so you know what to buy. The fact that it needed descaling after a month and a half, while it says it should be done every 3 months if I'm not mistaken, I don't know what's going on. Maybe I've made too many coffees (I think it says somewhere around 200 coffees, but I'm not 100% sure)