[bcrdukes]

Having not owned a super automatic before, I'm afraid I can't answer your question, but if I could chime in and offer a different perspective, every morning and afternoon I look forward to turning my machine on, purging it, let it heat up, flush the grouphead, dose, grind, tamp, pull a cooling flush, and lock in the portafilter for a pull of the lever to watch the espresso pour out of the portafilter. Never has a super automatic come into mind where I'm too tired to make a coffee. My alternative to that is instant coffee.