| | |  | Coffee Makers | Home » » Capresso 121.01 Ultima Semi-Automatic Coffee and Espresso/Cappuccino Machine | | | | | | | Description: | | The best of coffee culture in one convenient package. Eliminating all the strenuous steps of conventional espresso/cappuccino machines tamping, hot filters and stubborn sieves this all-in-one center lets you pour in the coffee, switch on the pump and enjoy! One-year warranty. Model 121. | | | Features: | |
• Measures 15 by 16 by 12-inch; 1-year limited warranty.
• Steaming wand froths milk for cappuccinos and caffe lattes
• Removable 53-ounce water tank; double brewing spout fills 2 cups at once
• No-mess, no-fuss: automatically tamps coffee and discards used grounds
• Brews from 1-1/2 to 12-ounce of espresso or regular coffee in seconds
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 17.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 14.1 inches | | Product Height:
| 13.9 inches | | Product Weight:
| 11.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 17.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 14.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 13.94 inches | | Package Weight:
| 12.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 146 reviews |
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 I love this machine, no wait I hate this machineJul 21, 2010
The first brand-new machine did not froth, so Amazon sent a replacement and that one worked for a while. I have owned this machine for 18 months and have made probably over 1,000 shots. It's a great machine, brilliant rotating eject system with built in tamper. Very convenient. 2 months ago, it started leaking from the bottom onto the counter tops and in addition, the primary gasket failed. Fair enough, things happen. I call Capresso, they say a repair -all in- inclusive of shipping is $80, also reasonable. It's really a swap with a re-furb, you do not get your original machine back.
The repair comes in -- frother doesn't work. I call them back and they replace again. Guess what? Frother doesn't work, again!
I like the machine a lot, but no one should have to deal with a 75% out-of-the-box defect rate and a major failure after 18 months. The product is nicely designed, but poorly built and has very poor repair quality control.
I can not recommend it.
 This manufacturer does not stand by the productJun 09, 2010
Bought this product on June 8th 2009. The handle on the crousel is made from plastic and it was broken in few months. Called customer service and to my amazement and without any shame, the customer service let me know that the carousel is not warrantied. 1st time for me in America. How can these unethical folks can get away with this behavior? I have never written a review, but here is my 1st one.
So the product ended up in the garbage.
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 Seattle coffee drinkerJun 01, 2010
My wife & I have had several coffee/espresso makers over 30 years. We were coffee drinkers before it became popular here in the greater Seattle area. However, this is the most I have ever spent on a coffee/espresso maker. We have had this espresso machine now since January 2010, today is June 1, 2010. A period of time with everyday use is the best judge of any product. This product takes very little skill to make a great cup of coffee, easy to use, easy to clean. After the first week, we placed our drip coffee maker in storage. We thought at first we would use both drip/espresso coffee makers. Forget it! Ditch the drip machine! This machine makes as good or better espresso than what we can buy from our local coffee stand. I have made cofffee/espresso for friends & relatives and they like the coffee way better than drip. We never spent over $100 on a machine until we bought this, but if you like coffee it is well worth the expense for the latte's this machine produces. Use a fine grind for best results.
If you make regular stops for coffee (we never have) you could pay for this in 5 months. That is; 5 coffee stops a week X 20 average a month X $3 a cup = $60. Cost to buy $299 divided by 60 = 5 months. For a single stop for 1 person a day, so double the benifit for 2 people makes the break even point in 2 1/2 months.
I highly recomend this great product.
 good in the begining...May 31, 2010
ive had this machine for 3 years... the first one i got had a defective frother and they sent me a new machine.. then it worked pretty well until the frother died on me again and it was no longer covered under warranty. so i had to buy a stand alone frother. then recently the turning mechanism broke on me.. it just popped right off and its about 100 dollars to fix.. im replacing it with a nespresso machine.
but during the time the espresso machine was working it tasted great.
faulty machine, horrible serviceMay 05, 2010
Our machine broke four times within the first few months with careful use. Customer service is rude (Mr. Rodriguez, Colleen,...) and refuses to send replacement while the machine is being repaired yet again. If you're not prepared to go two week stretches without coffeemaker, then do NOT buy this machine.
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