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I've read a lot about the Silvia and, like you, was slightly put off. All of the things I read about it were based around modifications to make the machine better. The general theme was that it is a great machine to modify but is a bit weak straight out of the factory.
These, however, are the opinions of coffee geeks who bought a Silvia and have now grown out of it and want to make it produce espresso comparable to that of a commercial machine. Once I looked past these reviews I found that as a 'first proper machine' it's a very capable one.