I had this machine for 10 years. It finally died. It was not a sleek model as pictured on front. REGULAR use. I will be shopping around but may just go back to what worked.
Negative Product Points
Improvements may be getting milk hot enought and larger water reserve.
Detailed Commentary
I purchased one new porto filter during the ten years. Really in the last 3 years. the one I purchased was a chunking looking model. Two ways to refill reserve. One pull out plastic reservior or poor from the top. I made sure to decalsify regualarly. Probably every 4 - 6 months. I think this helped with its longitfity. One nice thing is it is small enough to fit under my counter but I did need to pull it out to refill. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo