Irritatingly got the normal magnifica with the dial from Amazon on their flash sales before Christmas as a Christmas present for me from the OH. I am amazed just how cheap they have done the S and S plus after Christmas, I think Currys caught amazon and JL out as they seemed to discount it first and I could have had the S with display for £10 more. Wasn’t really interested in the milk carafe version as it’s just more to clean out, although it would make for a better cup from the OH who never gets the milk warm enough!
I am coming from years of using a press so it was a revelation. Since moving out of the city we don’t visit coffee shops anymore so Waitrose was about as good as it got for me but the Delonghi is excellent and I now have tea at Waitrose as I realised the coffee is not good!
In all honestly I quite like the model I have as it has a strength dial which is nice and quick to check and adjust. The steam wand is more basic than the S but works really well and is quick and easy to clean.
Only problem is I have been drinking FAR too much coffee since I got it. I had at least 6 cups on Christmas morning experimenting with the grind and strength settings!