Saeco S-PR-SG Primea Ring Super-Automatic Espresso Machine

This machine is great! Makes great espresso, cappucino, lattes, and more! Make your favority Starbucks drink at home and $AVE!! Easy to use menus, quick warm up, and easy cleanup. The convenience is worth the price!

I have had the Saeco for a few months now and am quite happy with it. Great taste, crema and ease of operation.

Yes, this machine is very expensive. I was lucky enough to get it at a very very good price when amazon temporarily reduced the price, otherwise no way I would spend so much on something like this....

Anyway, this thing is quite simply awesome. My wife and I are now addicted to coffee :-) Latte machiatos and cappuccinos in the morning, espresso in the evening, hot milk for our daughter too!

The machine is totally automated, it will tell you when to clean it, when to add stuff, it will keep your cups warm, and did I mention it makes wonderful coffee? You can personalize how you want each of the different coffee drinks to come out, stronger, hotter, more robust. You can double the quantity of coffee coming out. It will accommodate various cup sizes, from espresso cups to large coffee cups. Did I mention it makes wonderful espresso/coffee :-)

Now the negatives: the machine is rather large so make sure you have the space for it, figure about a 1'X1' footprint of counter space, but it looks very modern and high tech. You do have to keep it clean, certain things have to be done about 15 minutes after your first cup (if you use the cappuccitore to make milk based drinks) but that is understandable as you want to make sure the milk doesn't start clogging everything. The water reservoir is not very large (you can get about 6 cups of coffee out of it) considering the size of the machine. You do have to learn to navigate the touch sensitive ring to get to what you want, I can imagine some people finding it frustrating. The machine does seem to have a lot of moving internal parts, when you use it you hear all kinds of mechanical noises in there, it makes you wonder how long that internal mostly plastic apparatus, called the Brew Group, will last; it's the heart of the machine. I am now drinking more coffee than ever!!!

All in all this thing is awesome, I hope it lasts a long time!

This spectacular machine is worth every penny. You will never buy another big-chain coffee drink again when you have this one at your fingertips. Whether you like your espresso straight up, or full of frothy milk, Saeco's Primea Ring will knock your socks off.