Silvia-level internals
Reliable
Easy to maintain

Dated styling
No cup warming tray

This machine was posted for sale by someone in my office, after reading up on it a bit I couldn't believe what a deal it was.  I snapped it up before anyone else could.  

After 2 years, the machine just keeps steaming along.  When matched with a decent grinder and good beans, I can pull shots better than 90% of the cafes in town.  That is unfortunately more of a commentary on the quality of cafes around here.  I've had shots of the same beans from a well set-up Gioto and I'd say the Nancy is 85% of the way there.  Temperature tends to drift a bit, and the machine definitely benefits from a good warm up period before pulling shots.  

Steam production is good for this class of machine, it just takes a while to get there.  For lattes, it is probably over a minute after pulling the shot until I can get decent steam.  Once it gets going it steams like a champ.  And yes, the steam wand is very exasperating.  A truly awful design, it straight out the side at about a 40 degree angle.

For just me or maybe a couple of friends this is perfectly servicable machine.  But it really isn't up to taking care of a large dinner party.  Not enough boiler capacity and too long between shots and steaming.

But in the end, for the price I can't complain.  I'm happy with the quality of the espresso for day to day drinks.  I had been thinking of upgrading to a more robust machine, until I paired it with a Rocky instead of my usual Barista grinder.  The difference was noticable enough that I'm convinced that my money will be better spent on a new grinder.  My new Mini is on its way this week.  My old Nancy will keep chugging along for another year until I can save for a new machine.  And hey, I already have friends lining up to give it a good home when I'm throught with it.

Bought this machine from someone at work who barely used it.  It was in great shape, and has been very reliable since.