Purchased in Sept 2015. Used 2-3x daily for 18+ months before any issues. Never really got a good créma out of it, though.

Now, it works correctly every 3rd or 4th attempt, but usually loses quite a bit of coffee/water as just steam. Troubleshot it, cleaned it several times and different ways, tamped the coffee both more and less (several times each) to determine what causes it...to no avail. At $59.95, I'm not exactly disappointed, but it's a far cry from the $200 Krups pump machine this replaced. That sucker lasted more than a decade.

The KRUPS XP100 Steam Espresso Machine is an excellent espresso machine for the price. I shopped and compared many different brands online and in retail stores. After reading the reviews here on Amazon for this machine was sold. After receiving and using I can see why this machine had such good reviews. This machine functions and makes espresso comparable to much larger and higher priced espresso machines.
This was purchased for my college aged daughter as a Christmas gift. The machine is very compact in size and is great for those with smaller kitchens or limited counter space. She's in a very tiny New York apartment and this fit into her petite sized kitchen just perfectly. She reports it makes top notch espresso and is comparable in quality to what a higher priced machine would make. She works as a barista in a known coffee store and knows good coffee! I'd recommend this to anyone looking for an affordable machine that delivers great espresso.

The Krups Espresso maker/latte maker is working very well. I have tried changing the coffee, water, steam amounts and have arrived at the best solution for this altitude, 9000ft. At $30 & free shipping it was a good deal. I see the price is up now. Better yet when it completes a brew cycle there is no water in the heat cavity. My last one didn't evacuate the water, it froze and went to espresso maker Hell. It was a Delonghi and a good machine, it just cant winter over in its own. Frothing/foaming the milk is tricky but mostly because of the 9000 ft above sea level issue.
So, if you want to enter the home espresso arena, this Krups is hard to beat. In time you may want something mo' fancy and you could move up to an Altar To Espresso if your kitchen is big enough for something just short of a Starbucks machine.
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I like the product, because it is relatively small and it works. I owned the much older model before it finally broke (the relief valve in the cap broke away), and I preferred it because it was even smaller, more rectangular (which I like better), and had a toggle switch for the power. The rotary switch on this newer unit is a bit hard to turn, because it turns power on/off and it opens/closes a steam valve at the same time. Some people without a strong finger grip would find it very uncomfortable to use. Still, the simplicity of the machine (it is a very affordable, basic, manual espresso maker) is what I wanted. The new feature of turning off the steam as well as the power does mean that drips stop sooner, but the residual steam pressure in the boiler needs to be released before making another cup. That requires venting by turning the switch to the milk froth maker, either after it has cooled off, or by pulling the plug and venting so that the boiler does not come on again. I usually pull the plug and vent. I don't think that the extra sophistication is worth it, since I never froth milk.

I bought this machine thinking that it would be better than good old Mr Coffe espresso machine.
Well the answer is definitely NOT.
The espresso holder leaked water the very first use!
Let's say if this was a manufacturing flaw that can be fixed, my biggest issue with this unit is the milk frother. The nozzle is u fortunately fixed and is located in very unsuitable location. You just can't have regular coffee cub underneath it.

Lastly the espresso, steam and off switch is very hard to turn and it has NO option to let the water heat up at good temperature before the start of espresso or frother. This was a deal killer for me and just the bad design. So I had to return the unit right after the first use.
Still looking for decent espresso machine that does the job and don't break in 6 months under 150 bucks.