It is the best coffee machine in this price range that I have tried. I can compare with Nivona NICR 560, Sencor SES 7210WH and Sencor SES 8000BK. "Best" is an understatement, the coffee maker's performance is not at all comparable to the ones in question. If you are thinking of buying a basic coffee machine, I definitely recommend this DeLonghi Magnifica. It is the only one of the above that is able to offer coffee at the appropriate temperature (which can be additionally regulated) and with an amazing crema (which Nivona can't do at all and Sencor only very weakly in comparison). This means that from this machine, unlike Nivona and Sencor, you can have a really strong coffee with a great taste from the same beans. A higher crema means that all the oils are properly extracted from the beans, preserving not only all the aromatic substances, but also the proper content of chlorogenic acid and other substances that make coffee healthy and protect our hearts. If you make coffee from other coffee machines (specifically the ones above that I have experience with), these beneficial substances will not be extracted from the coffee in sufficient quantities due to the type of extraction or temperature, and so the coffee may in turn cause problems (such as intestinal or nerve problems), so this is very important! Not to mention the taste, of course, which is incomparably excellent given the ability to extract the substances. You can also adjust the strength of the coffee here, everything is adjustable. I couldn't believe my eyes when I found out that Nivona coffee machines (which, by the way, are almost twice as expensive) don't have an air-vented inner compartment, but a lot of water still flows out when rinsing. Here at DeLonghi, of course, there is ventilation, yet the water from rinsing is about a tenth of the Nivona's. The coffee from the same beans from Nivona was not only not good, but it probably had a lot of tyramine in it because it gave me a headache. Here at DeLonghi everything perfect. I ordered the coffee maker based on the unprecedented customer support I received repeatedly on the DeLonghi line. Sencor staff, exceptionally unpleasant (I had the worst experience there - untrained, arrogant ladies), could not answer the same questions on the line. In Nivona, yes, they were very nice and helpful, but unfortunately the answers were not satisfactory. I couldn't recommend DeLonghi more. The coffee from the Sencor was not bad despite the low temperature (this mischief is not present in DeLonghi), but Sencor coffee machines unfortunately do not last.