If it weren't for my wife wanting milk-based coffees I'd be happy to own just a Robot (though I do stand by the fact that the La Pavoni looks much nicer in a kitchen). After having worked with regular pump-driven machines and owned a Classic, there's just too much potential for faffing around with plumbing & electrics in pump driven machines for me to consider using one again.
If it weren't for my wife wanting milk-based coffees I'd be happy to own just a Robot (though I do stand by the fact that the La Pavoni looks much nicer in a kitchen). After having worked with regular pump-driven machines and owned a Classic, there's just too much potential for faffing around with plumbing & electrics in pump driven machines for me to consider using one again.