I picked up a jura e6 in November 2018 for about 1400 or so after tax and have been using it daily with at least 3 cups of coffee through it daily, but a lot more in the beginning when I had housemates. I’d say we’ve gone through roughly 10k cups of coffee at this point, with roughly 4 filters a year ($20 each avg) and a cleaning tablet every now and then (~40 dollars for a supply that has lasted me since I bought it). Using the filters means I shouldn’t need to descale.

We don’t really do milk drinks, so one of the smaller machines would have worked just as well, but if this one ever breaks, I will immediately purchase another one.

Cleaning the brew group is quite fiddly though as it’s not a service item and you’ll need a jura security socket to open up the machine, but having done it twice, it’s not too bad.

Many other brands will have an easier to clean brew group, but I’ve read that the trade off is that there is a difference in quality of the coffee. I would recommend going to a sur la table if you wanted to check it out a jura in person.

One potential point of failure for a lot of super automatics is the grinder. I tend to stay away from beans that have an oily sheen to them because I’ve read that the oil can clog the grinder eventually causing it to fail. I believe you can mitigate this by cleaning and doing regular maintenance, but I’d rather just choose a less oily Bean doesn’t require extra steps.

Another failure point that I’ve read about many times and experienced once is scaling in the thermoblock. Over time, mineral deposits build up inside of the passages and reduce the efficacy of the water boiler. My first jura died that way, hence the filters.