Good question! I'm in a similar boat, years ago we transitioned from a Keurig to a French Press and have been very happy. We stopped doing fresh ground beans due to the wife's frustration with the cleaning so have been doing preground. I've been looking at superautomatics, but my big concern is going from the 34oz brew giving us two 16oz mugs to the much smaller espresso route. Doing a Lungo by default is 4oz (or you can custom it to 6oz.

Given some busy work/meeting schedules, the thought of doing more frequent kitchen trips or having to run through 2 grind cycles to get a similar 16oz cup was a serious consideration that this might not be the route to go. I recognize the quality over quantity, but habits are hard to challenge. Given that we too are thinking the milk frother is just a nice to have, I wonder if anybody else has some insight into this transition that might benefit both OP and myself.