I only started drinking coffee about 3 months ago, we were given an old espresso machine. Having done some research into things i was told having a decent grinder is the most important thing for getting the best out of the fresh beans. This grinder has not disapointed, built well, easy to setup and use with two timer functions or a manual grind setting and its quiet. The portafilter holder could do with being lower down (as we have a 51mm portafilter thats a bit deeper) but its not the end of the world. I think it will last a long time and we are drinking nice espressos, bonus.