De'LonghiAll-in-One Combination Coffee Maker & Espresso Machine + Advanced Adjustable Milk Frother for Cappuccino & Latte + Glass Coffee Pot 10-Cup, Black, COM532M

I am so far, very happy to say I am very happy to have this new machine!1. Received it Feb 27th, 2023. Earlier than expected delivery date. Started using the morning of Feb 28th.2. It was not a repackaged used machine that slipped through the cracks like it appeared to have in so many of the recent comments!!!!! Thinking wherever those people are that got a repackaged used machine, must be serviced by an Amazon facility that has employees that don't care!!! To them, if they read this, always let Amazon know!!!3. I drink MEDAGLIA D'ORO, which is Espresso Italian Roast ground coffee. For that, cannot use the screen filter that comes with the machine. Need to use the #4 filters which fit perfectly.4. Have not tried the Espresso side yet, but performing the initial setup per the instructions, everything worked beautifully and easily. There were no leaks.5. I place the machine on two layers of paper towels (4 sheets, folded in half) which fit the footprint of the machine almost perfectly. In other words, the footprint on the machine fits inside 2 sheets of Bounty paper towels.USING THE COFFFEE SIDE:One of the first things I noticed is the design of the Carafe. Either it needs an improved design, or the current design is to prevent any coffee grind sludge, that made it down from the drip, from pouring into your coffee cup/mug/tumbler. There is about a teaspoon or less, that cannot be poured out.I use the Bold enabled button and seems to work well for boosting the flavor of the coffee.The touch buttons are a nice touch... no brute force needed for turning any knobs or pressing actual buttons... fewer moving parts means fewer mechanical failures.I set the clock on the machine on Thursday, March 2nd, and today, March 4th, I noticed it was a minute behind already. Not a real bad thing, as it is easier to set the clock forward a few minutes due to it being slightly slow, than resetting the time back because it runs to fast.As for the filter and the reservoir for the coffee side, I wish the reservoir was removable like it is for the espresso side. Making it easier to clean than. And as for the filter, I'll need to try and keep track of when that needs to be changed. Meaning have to set some reminder someplace "Check coffee reservoir filter to replace", gee... as if there aren't enough other reminders in life to list and keep track of!!! LOLI have not changed the default time for the warmer to turn off, as I am turning off the machine after the coffee is done dripping.OH... something I didn't see mentioned is... The machine has a BEEP (not loud) when done with the dripping. That is a nice touch if you are still in proximity to the machine. I like that as a reminder!!!That's it for now... will update later if and when I remember to.

UPDATE 2: DeLonghi was not helpful with my defective machine that turns out is still under warranty by a month, demanding a "video" of the internal leakage problem. I CAN CONFIDENTLY AND FIRMLY SAY DO NOT BUY THIS!!! COMPLETE CHINA GARBAGE THAT COULD WATER DAMAGE YOUR KITCHEN.UPDATE 1: The design is defective, the boil pot leaks water from behind the plastic wall behind the espresso area, and constantly leaves a mess. Not worth the hassle, I wish I had known this because I thought it was just excessive drips of leftover water. THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE, this is a KNOWN PROBLEM. You could ruin your cabinets / furniture / kitchen walls because the water pools underneath the machine invisibly.ORIGINAL REVIEW AFTER A MONTH:I am writing this knowing it is a low priced espresso machine and not expecting much.Recently I had the choice of spending the cost of this machine to repair a Breville Barista (also chinese made) which was 6 years old or selling the broken Barista used and get nearly enough to buy this one.I can say after a few months the machine is acceptable. The brewed coffee side is quite good actually.For espresso, it is passable. The first annoying feature is that the porafilter is aluminum or mystery metal and has rubber rings in it which the coffee touches. This creates a very unsteady and "lightweight" feeling which should be a heavy handle.The next problem is that you need to run a LOT of water through the thing without coffee to heat it up or you will have a stone cold espresso on the first shot.The portafilter is extremely tight and hard to fit at first but this solves itself after 20 or 30 shots.All that being said, it makes an ok espresso at home. You have to understand that a proper home espresso machine is around $2000 and up now, and the Breville I sold is not more than 20% better than this machine.So given my budget and situation at the moment, this is acceptable. 3.5 stars would be ok but it isnt good enough for 4. 3 sound low but everyone overrates everything.

The media could not be loaded. I decided to write this review first to express all the positive things this machine has, I read a lot of bad reviews and good too before I decided to buy it ,but the bad ones made me double think if this was the right one. I took my chances !The machine arrived very well packaged inside 3 boxes, everything was protected, clean and organize. The instructions on the manual were very clear with images and directions to start cleaning and using it. So I first tested both sides and brew first with Just water twice as recommended.The digital control pannel with a clock for both expreso and regular coffee allows you to brew both type of coffee at the same time since they have separate water containers and bottom to bexsetup.The clock also allow you to set auto brew for next day so you can set the hour to wake up with your coffee ready and hot since it keep warm up to 2 hours witch I have the chance to verify this morning.The Expresso side has 3 coffee containers one for single, double expresso and also for coffee pods.The milk frother is excellent with a long and strong pressure it is so good, so good that the foam of my capuchinos last till my last drink.It didn't took me too much time to have my milk foam ready less than a minute to be honest.The machine looks great has a good size too Im.in love with it.I dont know what happen with the others customers if they buy them used or refurbished, if the didn't how to maintain the machine but my experience has been great so far and I do recommended.The regular coffee container is good size for the entire family so you don't have to keep brewing onless you are making espressos that need to be reloaded.Hope I don't have to regret later my good comments.I will post another review after a 2 or 3 months. See my pictures and video