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You won't get gud espresso out of a $300 machine. I think you're much better off with a digital kettle, a $300 grinder and the good old plastic melitta cone. You'll need a grinder anyway for espresso, eventually.
Grinder, new the new baratza sette 30 isn't horrible. Best is find a mazzer on Craigslist.
We had a Starbucks barrista machine years ago (same as that saeco). It quickly made a tasty small cup of coffee but it wasn't espresso.
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