Long time user of this machine, ( years) made several thousand coffee drinks, I will be honest that I wasn’t sure about what made up this machine as far as quality, country, etc. But I will say that it has been my most valued machine! I have 4 or 5 Seaco and Seaco Phillips machines that cost WAY more, they do good, but this Overall beats them all. This machine makes any drink you can think of, in addition you can use the touch screen to create many more drinks using several of the touch screen options. Examples I have made Espresso ( just coffee) then made a Cappuccino to enlarge the drink. I have added extra shots of Espresso to any other drink combinations, the machine can clean itself but I do a proper clean here and there. I would get the container for the creamer/Frother with the purchase or you can use a glass of your choice but looks better in its dedicated container. Profiles can be adjusted, and certain brew parameters can be adjusted. This machine will save you money, my machine is essentially free and paying me money compared to the Coffee shop.