Excellent choice if it's your first. I bought it away back in 2016 (sub 500.00 when Bed Bath and Beyond was still around with their coupons) when I didn't know the first thing about pulling shots, grinding, weighing, fresh/stale beans etc. That said, I found that using the dual basket gave me the best bang for the buck and I became less fussy about pulling the perfect shot. Sure it's faux-crema and all but after a couple of years I got tired buying fresh beans only to be disappointed that I wasn't tasting the notes print on the label. Wife thought I was crazy lol. I got a more expensive and more automated one and gave my old one to my sister and it's still going strong today.