i might qualify as a freak after spending a lot of time last year on coffeegeek.com.
Intriguing product, but then you have buy those filters.
After spending almost a year w/ my grinder and expresso machine, I would agree w/ the coffee fanatics that the grinder and beans can make a bigger difference than the machine. I get beans from a small roaster, close to the roasting period. I spent the money on a good grinder and it's worth it. Starbuck's and even Peet's espresso doesn't even come close to beans like Barefoot and Tigerwalk.
I'm sure if you compared this w/ French press and really good beans, you'd get a better taste, granted it wouldn't be as fast. Although, it does take me about a few minutes total to make a latte, including grinding beans and frothing milk.
