Bought my Saeco Vienna Plus a couple years ago as a refurb here. Works like a champ still. I think it’s due for a descaling though. I’ve only done it once
Just ordered the Intuita last night. Will probably sell my Vienna
I have a similar Saeco, the Odea Giro, and if you like coffee or cappucinos or espresso, and are buying these at a coffee shop, do yourself a financial favor and buy this and some good beans. This makes great regular coffee, good esspresso, and great milk based drinks. After 1 year this will have more than paid for itself. Also, the convenience of pressing a button and BAM, espresso on the deck. It’s nice.
I can vouch for this machine. I had it for about a month last Christmas and had to return it because of a financial reason. We were very happy with products that you can make with it. It is easy to clean; it has a rinse cycle at the start of the machine and before it goes to sleep. Use good coffee and filtered water and you’d love the results. Now I have Odea Giro plus that I got for half the price (thanks SD). In comparison the Intuita is a better machine in my opinion and for sure better looking on your kitchen counter.
I own two Saecos; rinsing the brew group and emptying the grounds container 2-3 times a week is good (allow to dry). If you drink Kcups then that is probably too much for you to handle. Same for Descaling 3 times a year.
If you drink Ka’u or comparable beans you will taste the difference between $81 a pound coffee cartridges and Real Coffee. Nothing wrong with either one, but how much coffee can you drink a day? This machine delivers a double espresso in less than 90 seconds after warming up for one minute.
And yes, I used to buy two cups of coffee a day for years; now I save my money for good beans, and can drink it without the sugar and milk I used to need.
Yeesh that was a lot of money. I’m going to have another espresso and write more run on sentences now.
