Barista Pro™ SES878BTR4GEU1

No matter the machine, you will not get good coffee. This fact is inherent to capsules.  If you don’t care, don’t waste your money. If you care a little, get a decent automatic coffee machine (will be more than 700).  If you care a lot, put in the effort and get a portafilter machine and grinder (even beginner level like sage barista pro will get you better results than any automatic machine) 

I wouldn’t get this machine or breville/sage machines. I had sage barista pro and it’s group head leaked water, apparently its screws lose and I opened it up put some lock tide, it worked for a while but it did it again, I sold it for a very low price just to get rid of it. It is an appliance not a machine, it will break eventually. I got a Profitec Jump amd Eureka perfetto grinder, it was sold as a pair with discount. I realized the how high quality can a machine could be. For a lower price, I would get Profited Go and a eureka grinder (or other decent grinder) usually it is sold as paired with a nice discount. You would thank me later.

Get a Siebträger. But even better, don’t get one. Because you will never like and drink other coffee anymore after you got one 😄 Seriously, look at the Sage Barista Pro, really good bang for the buck and a perfect beginner machine

if you don't mind buying used, you can find the barista pro/express for <400€ on ebay. Search for servicecenter Windhorn, they are certified refurbisher of Sage.

That's about 400 times longer than any Breville thermo-jet machine and when you get accustomed to a 3 sec start up it is FOREVER!  You can't always use a smart plug  when you don't know what time you'll be called into work.    

Do you want a new hobby or just better tasting coffee than instant coffee? Espresso machines can be a pain at times, initially setting up, dialling in etc. If you have the time and patience, get a manual espresso machine. If you are busy person, get something more automatic, less faffing about in the morning! I have upgraded from a sage barista pro to the sage oracle jet. It’s excellent! I got 200 euro off it during Black Friday. I presume it’s the same deal on the UK site. I

I am not a coffee connoisseur by any stretch, I have a Sage Barista Pro. It's a nice and tidy machine once you get the hang of it and keep it clean/descaled etc. There's a bit of trial/error with grind size, extraction time etc There's a new model now with a screen that guides you through the process, so it's less hands on

What drinks do you like? How many do you make a day? I ended up considering everything and I bought a really good VA mythos one grinder and then I’m about to purchase a manual level espresso machine called the Cafelat robot. It suits my needs as I only drink black. I have a sage barista pro and will keep this maybe to use if guests come. All comes down to individual needs really