[RallyJon]

My wife got me a Gaggia Compact Digital for Xmas. I played around with it for a while and I love the functionality! I had an older inexpensive manual machine a while ago and gave up on it.

Anyway, the thrill ended quickly when I noticed it was leaking all over the countertop. The leak is coming from somewhere inside and exiting though a small hole in the bottom of the case.

I did some reading on the various coffee sites and apparently many of the Italian made superautomatics have serious reliability problems. Since this one is new, I'll just return it, but I'd be screwed if this happened out of warranty.

Any good long-term experiences here with superautomatics? Is there some brand that is more reliable than Gaggia/Saeco?