Everyone has offered lots of great perspectives thus far, and plenty of reading options. Thanks so much for everyone's input. As it stands, I'm still not sure my exact course of action, but I am much more informed

Thanks for the quick feedback. And believe me, I'm looking for brutal honesty & am thankful for it. A little about what we do: I'm a 4 cup a day coffee drinker who enjoys espresso, but I have to leave the house to get it. I work at home, so there ya go. My wife

Howdy all - I'm considering purchasing a super-automatic machine for the family this Christmas, and was considering the Jura or Saeco lines. Anyone have any baseline feedback? I'm looking in the E8-F8 range of Juras, but I'm curious as to the quality of coffee & espresso that they produce with never...