What an amazing little machine!! The build is remarkably sturdy and well done. The feel of the machine is spectacular. It looks beautiful and technical! But the coffee, it make true and genuinely good espresso. I have been using this daily for my late morning espresso shot and plan on taking it with my hiking and camping. I would super buy this again if I had to. I also own a flair pro and a countertop consumer espresso machine. I will be getting rid of my countertop one (it's discount brand) and keeping this one. My only minor gripe is that there really isn't anything to tweak to make different shot except for grind. After noodling with the flair pro (which is essentially made of pitfalls and opportunity) the simplicity of the 9B is refreshing. I'm keeping both the flair and the 9Barista!