With many, many years of great service, my Saeco Magic Comfort + machine finally gave out. I was a little sad to part with my wonderful, reliable machine. On a regular basis, I would send in the machine for service and the very helpful people at aLatteHotte would quickly work on it and ship the machine back to me out in Ohio.\r
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I certainly was in a pinch about how to replace my machine. After I spoke with Rob about purchasing a new machine, I learned of the generous trade-in program they offer towards the purchase of a new machine. A trade-in credit was an added bonus to all the freebies included with my new machine purchase. \r
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I had set out wanting a replacement model to my trustworthy Magic Comfort +. It turns out the machine was phased out of production several years back. Saeco manufactures a whole array of machines. The next best thing to my previous machine is a Royal One Touch by Saeco. It looks really sharp. It is a significantly smaller machine in terms of size than the Magic Comfort +. Now here is where I made the leap of faith. \r
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For the same price as a new Saeco Royal One Touch, Jura makes the ENA 9 Cappuccino, an even smaller machine. What a wonderful little machine. It does everything with one button touch controls. Clean up is a snap since milk never goes inside the machine. There is minimal maintenance, a cleaning cycle with a tablet once a month. What a breeze. \r
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Now, I have a great new machine with the solid reputation of Swiss precision manufacturing. I've had my machine for a few months now; I look forward to many years of great espresso! And thanks aLatteHotte for the great recommendation.
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