Nespresso D40-US-BK-NE Inissia Espresso Maker, Black (Discontinued Model)

I love good coffee and have a kitchen full of various types of coffee makers, but I ultimately either like a good shot of espresso, or a frothy, flavorful cappuccino or latte. I'm not a fan of Americano style coffee, so I cannot review those result as I don't drink it that way. Two weeks on and I absolutely love this combo of the Nespresso Inissia with the Aeroccino Plus Milk Frother!Nespresso Inissia- my 1st experience with a Nespresso. The Inissia is a quality machine which you will see as soon as you open the box. Compact, solid and very slick and simple to operate. It came with a sampler pack of Nespresso coffees, which I had to start 'rating' from my 1st coffee so as to not lose track of what I liked. I have ordered another sampler pack (cheated by getting on ebay) so as to try the coffees again as a different brew, realizing that I needed to try them as espressos, lattes or cappuccinos. I now have a shortlist of roasts that suit my taste. The coffees are outstanding and I fully agree with other reviewers that you will have a hard time matching the quality with the few generic replacements available. I had many, many years of excellent coffee from the Flavia Fusion, but the coffee deteriorated when roasting was taken over by Alterra and although still good, I felt the need to find another coffee option. I found it with Nespresso. There are some reviews referencing special and free deals on their website when you purchase a Nespresso: well, it depends on how much you spend in the 1st place as the promo at this time is $100 credit for coffee if you spend $199 or more on the coffee maker. This might allow you to upgrade to another machine as a trade off for coffee, which could be good value for someone contemplating the price difference.You may want to check their website at the time of buying the machine, but the current offer of a sampler for $149 with free shipping, or the offer of a free pod holder with order of 150 pods, didn't quite work for me.Due to the cost, I'll order as needed and specifically for the coffees that I like.The coffee maker comes with a very impressive hard cover folder which is where my only negative feedback comes from. The coffee guide is great, and I started making notes on each coffee pod used as I quickly discovered that they are unrecognizable once used as the name has been fully perforated and there are several similar colors. But my irritation was that the Welcome leaflet refers you to the Smart Start leaflet to start making your first cup of coffee. That basically tells you to make sure you've reviewed the user guide (My Machine); the picture blob instructions were borderline useless to convey what it was trying to explain, so I gave up and went online for clarity. If you've owned a Nespresso before, then you know what to do, otherwise head for their website (which when I looked, didn't have instructions/videos specific to the Inissia, but functions are similar if not the same as the Pixie, so you can figure it out from there). All makes sense now!Aeroccino Plus Milk Frother- this is absolutely brilliant! It heats and froths while you are making your coffee and has 2 interchangeable whisks that you keep stored in the frother itself; one for latte and one for cappuccino. Serves hot or cold. Insert the desired whisk and fill to the maximum line for each version and you have almost instant, hot frothy milk.I start frothing the milk before starting my coffee, and they are usually done about the same time, maybe 40 seconds or so. One cup at a time, but it is so worth it. Easy rinse and ready for the next round! Bliss!!Yes the coffees are expensive and their website still appears to be the best place to get them, but so far I believe the quality and coffees are well worth it.

I don't see what you "compromise" by getting the Inissia. It has all the features, it makes the same product, I think it's just flat-out the best deal in the line.ProsCheapest in the line. This is easily the best espresso machine you can get at this price, bar none. It is the cheapest of the Nespresso line. You won't get better espresso from any other machine without paying upwards of thousands of USD for a "real" espresso machine.Zero sacrifice. Although the picture-only manual is a bit lacking, you can look up instructions online, to find that this machine has essentially all the features of higher end machines. For example, search for the "Breville Inissia manual" for a text-enhanced version of the Inissia manual.The Inissia has the *exact same* internal elements as other models. You sacrifice nothing by getting the Inissia, except as noted under Cons.Same Nespresso pods. Nespresso has a large library of good-tasting pods, including random seasonal or limited-edition coffees. There's a coffee for any taste, including decaf.Neat collection system. The cup tray folds up to accommodate larger cups- including coffee cups (for example, pour an espresso shot and add milk to make a latte). Used pods automatically eject into an 11-pod holding box, which both drips into the same tray as the normal drip tray, and which easily removes for cleaning or disposing pods.Recycles. Nespresso pods are made from aluminum, as they have to endure high pressure to make true espresso. If you go to a Nespresso store or to their website, they will give you a free postage-paid bag you can use to recycle your pods. Please make sure you take advantage of this program.ConsDoesn't have pieces of aluminum glued to the sides. The next models up in the classic line, such as the Pixie, more or less only differ by having some of its exterior elements made out of aluminum instead of plastic. The only possible effect is that the handle / cartridge ejector is plastic in the Inissia versus metal in the Pixie, but I foresee no problems with the Inissia handle. There are a very few distinct features, noted below.Lacks a dedicated "American coffee" setting. This machine is intended to pour espresso shots or lungo ("tall/double shot"). If you want an American-style coffee, either add water to your desired level, or you can eject the pod and continue to press the lungo button to your desired water level.Only two buttons. Doing anything other than turning the unit on/off and pouring shots is hampered by only having two buttons, which can only flash to indicate status. holding both buttons for 1 second (in the manual as 1" for some reason) will turn the unit on, but 3" is a programming mode, and 5" turns on a nonstop stream of water- which I think is a cleaning mode. So doing anything other than basic use is cumbersome, but thankfully daily use is a breeze. Press either button to wake the unit, press espresso/lungo to queue up a shot, and when it's done hold both buttons to power down the unit (the default 9 minute timer is way too long for me).Limited third-party pod support. We can excuse the lack of refillable pods as the 19-bar pressure means regular pods just won't work in this machine. But Nestle has intentionally worked to make it hard for third parties to develop pods for its systems. There do now exist some good third-party pods, but for the most part, you're stuck with Nespresso. Which, given their large selection isn't bad- unless they ever discontinue the line.OverallI absolutely love this unit, and given that the unit is exceptionally inexpensive, I barely even mind being tied into the Nespresso pod system. Setting up your account with Nestle is quick and painless, and ordering new pods is a breeze (although you are currently limited to sleeves of 10 pods at a time). Just remember to order a recycling back the first time you go to the website, and the rest is a breeze.