The magnifica line from Delonghi has a great reputation and costs almost half that (250-350 euro). They make good tasting espresso. They are super dependable, I

The magnifica line from Delonghi has a great reputation and costs almost half that (250-350 euro). They make good tasting espresso. They are super dependable, I own one and I've worked on 3 different offices that had them, none of them ever had problems despite being used for something they weren't intended for (making several hundreds of cups of coffee a day).