You're correct it's not a straight comparison, I was looking at it more from the generic "black liquid with caffeine" point of view. I've been lucky enough to

You're correct it's not a straight comparison, I was looking at it more from the generic "black liquid with caffeine" point of view. I've been lucky enough to use La Marzocco espresso machines at work for many years and they absolutely make better espresso than my Nespresso machine. The problem is that machine was $15k and my Nespresso was $100. I understand there are more consumer-grade espresso machines, but those still cost $1000+ and don't necessarily make espresso better than the Nespresso.