A good basic espresso maker, well made and dependable.

It's not a bad little espresso maker. It takes a little time to build up steam, but the coffee it makes is good. It is well made in that no steam escapes from the safety cap, which will not open while there is pressure inside. One fault I found with it is that it has no auto shutoff. The power and heat stay on until the switch is pushed to off. I'd rather it not do that, since it is still heating an empty reservoir while that switch is on, and I can't always get right back to it. I would prefer a machine that has a large reservoir of water and a coffer bin as well, so I could make a series of espressos, but this is a very basic model, so I can't complain about that, especially for the price.
I did find that it is better made than a similar machine from Salton. Salton has a coffee basket brazed to the handle, and the brazing broke eventually. The DeLonghi is of much higher quality.