I have wanted to invest in a good mid-range coffee machine for quite sometime. I had researched many options before finally deciding on this machine. The biggest attraction for me was that it takes a lot of the guesswork out of making the perfect coffee time after time as some of the processes required by alternative machines are handled consistently superbly well. Coffee dosing, weight, grind size and a superb lever-press mechanism are superb. I almost ended up with the Barista Express Pro but am so pleased to have ended up with the Express Impress - super!