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Certainly the temp of the head really affects performence.
IME, I find it's not warm enough for the first shot, which always pulls too thin. After that they are lovely. As I get onto the third, fourth, I back off on tamping pressure so it doesn't choke. But I seem to get the best shots when its on the verge of choking.
Yes they are a faff at first, but I am getting to feel and understand the variables of grind size, dose, tamp pressure and extraction pressure/length.
It all depends on what kind of person you are. My FIL is Italian and loves coffee. But he has zero patience and is totally taken in by gadgets, so he bought a Nespresso and loves it. Since you are writing in a coffee thread on the internet, you prob have the patience for a europiccola!