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Gaggia Viva

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3 Aug 31st, 2007 

9 Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful

Advantages:
Slim and lightwight can use coffee pods

Disadvantages:
Rather filmsy feel

Recommendable Yes:

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pieman1970

pieman1970

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Member since:25.07.2007

Reviews:4

On initially taking the machine out of the box it felt quite flimsy and plastic compared to other coffee machines I have owned. Three buttons sit on top of the machine respectively, one to switch on, one to pour coffee and one for steam/frothing. The water container sits behind and to the middle of the machine and is quite annoying to get out and fill and causes you to spill the water.

On the plus side it is very compact and modern looking and sits nicely on the kitchen worktop. It comes with three different metal containers for the coffee, with one being suitable for coffee pods which are alot cleaner than the traditional way of filling up with ground coffee yourself.

I suppose the real test is in the coffee making !! The water took no time at all to heat up and provide a quite and clean fill up as with the frother which also did its job well. Apart from its rather flimsy feel I would recommend this product, its small and lightweight and extremely simple to use and the abilty to use coffee pods is a great function.

Technical information:


Power supply
230-240V 50Hz 700W
120V 60Hz 680W

Heating system
Boiler Uni4514

Water tank
Removable

Water tank capacity
1 lt

Water pump pressure
15 bar

Sistema Crema perfetta
Available

Visible water level
Yes

Cappuccino accessory
Steamer

1-cup filter and/or pod, 2-cups
Yes

Makes two cups simultaneously
Yes

Group and Filter holder
Aluminium

Cup plate
Yes

Other
Valve

Accessories
Measuring spoon, Tamper

Dimensions cm. (LxHxD)
21,5x30,5x29

Weight
3,5kg

Bodywork
ABS 

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Comments about this review »

frain2005 31.08.2007 19:22

Nice review, Ben x

xdonzx 31.08.2007 18:49

good review.

martint1983 31.08.2007 18:25

Nice review there

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