We love our Gaggia Classic! Drawbacks are that you have to take the overflow pipe off to get the water tank out, which means taking the top off as well. Not a major problem, but a little irritating. Also the steam wand is a little under-powered.
What do you mean by 'taking the top off'?
The overflow pipe just pulls out (down) so you can take the water tank out with the driptray removed.
What do you mean by 'taking the top off'?
The overflow pipe just pulls out (down) so you can take the water tank out with the driptray removed.
EDIT: Yeah, what Smiffy saided.