Love this machine! Have had it for 1.5 years now. Great price, very compact (perfect for small kitchens) and makes lovely coffee. Didn't take long to learn how to use it. The only thing that's a bit annoying with it (and it might just be my machine) is that even once it has warmed up, the milk steamer can take awhile to get going. I find that turning the dial a few times on and off helps get it going properly. Otherwise, brilliant machine! I even dropped it and it's still working well.

I bought the De Longhi Dedica Arte about two years ago when my new Rocket-E61 failed and needed to go in for servicing (which was estimated to take 6 weeks). I prefer a fully manual machine vs one that does grinding and automatic milk frothing, so this machine met my needs. When it arrived I was surprised how small it was, as I wasn't used to having such a small machine on my bench, but I found it did everything the bigger machine does (it is slower woofing milk, but this is expected). Now that I am used to the smaller foot-print, I admit that I actually prefer this over the larger Rocket, which incidentally, has gone back in for servicing. Overall, I would give the DeLonghi 10/10

We love it, we use it for ground coffee and found out we can use pods in it as well. Love the size, doesn't take up as much space as our last machine, and our coffee is hotter. Nice and simple to use.

Small footprint

Porta filter is very hard to connect. This happened on 3 machines that the Good Guys supplied. These comments pertain to the 885 model only. In the end I bought a specialista 3150 and returned the 885.

I bought this coffee machine not long ago. It is perfectly compact and easy to use. It has basic functionality but is robust. I used to rush out for a coffee from my local in the mornings, now I have the coffee machine which is delivers equal quality for had the price

Easy to use, good pressure, excellent for frothing milk, good crema and temperature. Sadly, not all parts are stainless steel as I was advised by the salesperson in-store. The group and handle are actually plastic. Does come with a sample bottle of cleaning product, so save your money and don't purchase the machine cleaner straight away. Overall, happy with my purchase.