BOUGHT THIS NESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE WHICH USES THE ORIGINAL ESPRESSO PODS A MONTH AGO FOR $139.00, THE CHEAPEST NESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE I COULD FIND; I WAS NOT WILLING AT THE TIME TO PAY +$400 TO REPLACE MY OLD MACHINE. I FOUND IT VERY FUNCTIONAL PRODUCING THE NORMAL HIGH QUALITY COFFEE I HAVE HAD FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY SILENT FOR ME. I THEN BOUGHT THE $400+ MACHINE!! IF YOU FIND THE PRICE OF OTHER NESPRESSO MACHINES TOO HIGH AND DON'T FIND A BIT OF NOISE,THIS IS THE MOST AFFORDABLE COFFEE MAKER!