[Hondaracer]

As I said in the Boxing Day thread, ended up buying the 870XL from bestbuy after they “price beat” amazons price of 499, so came to 473 + tax

Pulled about 20 shots so far, all doubles, very impressed with this machine. Imo the espresso I can make with this machine is on par if not better than the coffee shops I frequent, especially when the lesser employees are manning the machines at my go to.

As a reference yesterday morning I went to JJ bean on Powell to buy more beans and as part of the pound of beans you get a free coffee. Got a shot of espresso as my freebie. Went home and made the same espresso and found my own to be smoother and deeper flavors with less acidity.

This is completely different and better experience than nespresso would have ever been and I’m completely satisfied with the machine thus far. Great starting point and price for entry into the game, would recommend it to anyone.