Solis SL-90

Heavy duty brass boiler, high powered heaters with very little lag time between ready lights. Good quality filter holder. Lots of steam with this machine. Steam wand parks above the drip tray so it can be purged without another container which is a...

Structurally not very impressive. Frame twists when cranking the porta-filter into place. Too much plastic holding things together. Cup heater is not very warm. Wont take much of a chill off the cups. I still have to preheat everything in hot water

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Great at frothing milk and making milk-based espresso drinks ; Provides hot water on demand for tea ; Easy to use, takes some of the guess work out of making espresso, good for a novice

The preinfusion feature--you can't disable this ; The portafilter is smaller than a standard professional grade size and produces uneven shots if doing a double into two different cups ; It comes with pressurized filters and shots are average even with...

A nice looking compact machine that is well designed, simple to use and able to produce a good shot of espresso ; Has plenty of steam, does a good job of micro frothing milk for your lattes ; You can set the shot volumes, and the machine auto shuts...

Comes with a built in tamper, be sure to buy a decent one ; Takes about 30 seconds to switch to steam, and about a minute to switch back

Produces good repeatable shots, great steam, well controlled temperatures, heavy-duty internal construction

Smallish portafiller, no 3-way solenoid valve results in "puff" when removing portafiller, long cool down or need to bleed pressure after steaming to produce another shot

Very easy to use. The volume of shots may be set in easy increments using push buttons. Once the volume is set, repeating is a cinch ; The setup is very intuitive, and, if the machine is working, the quality is consistent ; When you use the pressure...

Cheap plastic construction ; Electronic parts which failed ; Espresso quality is not first rate ; Once steam is engaged, it takes time to get back to brewing ; Cup warmer is worthless ; Height is too low over drip rail ; Not as reliable as I had hoped

Very good looking machine (I have the newly released white-silver colour scheme, which I believe to be better than the older black-silver one), great fit&finish ; The quality and intensity of the espresso are excellent ; Substantial machine. It's...

The water tank hose came loose during shipping and it's hard to figure out how to disassemble the machine and reconnect it ; Solis pressurized filter much more finicky with respect to grind and tamp than Krups or DeLonghi pressurized filters ; Built-in...

Large water tank ; Brass portafilter ; great steamer ; easy to use ; great size

pressurised baskets ; basket retainer mechanism ; fixed steam wand ; some may want a more flashy look

Makes better espresso than you'll get at many "coffee bars" if you use the non-pressurized filters. Love the see-thru water reservoir that makes it so easy to see when you need to refill. Great steaming capability that allowed me to quickly get up to...

If you need to make multiple (more than two) sequential drinks, it's not that much fun to use. Very succeptible to internal disconnect of the hoses and some electrical plugs during shipment

I can pull a better shot than I've ever had before in a commercial coffee house and they tell me it will get a lot better when I use the non-pressurized filter I just ordered

Many complain about the lack of torsional rigidity when turning the portafilter. I haven't had any problems with it but the machine does flex. Some also complain that the housing is plastic rather than stainless. I don't see this as much of a...