Francis Francis X1


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Score: 8.4/10

17 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This Coffee Maker scored very high on design/build quality. It has no outstanding negative points. “Classic design. well made. makes a great espresso from real fresh coffee (not…” Peter, Sussex View all 17 real customer reviews

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17 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
91% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (17)
Design/build quality9.5
Ease of cleaning8.1
Ease of use8.4
Features8.8
Performance8.4
Value for money (at time of purchase)7.3
Overall rating8.4
 

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Score 9.0/10

Neilson, Wincanton

+ It feels pretty solid and does what the label says.
Its a good looking piece of equipment.

- After 10 days the mains plug started playing up - its been fine since replacing the plug

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purchased 05 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Neil, Cowes

+ Performance the ability to use EZE pods or ground coffee.

- Steaming milk is a little fiddly

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purchased 02 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

Rich, Portsmouth

+ Great machine

- Expensive. Water tank could be bigger.

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purchased 03 Feb 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great design.

- Cofffee cools too quickly.

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purchased 13 Jun 2007

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks good

- Makes poor quality coffee compared to our previous coffee maker

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purchased 09 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Simple, robust, reliable.

- none

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purchased 13 Oct 2007

Score 8.0/10

Mike, cheshire

+ Lokks very good, easy to clean

- steam arm could be a little longer and more flexible, will not accomodate 250mm jug properly, but is adequate

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purchased 12 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very good quality authentic espresso

- Quite hard to produce the right consistency of steamed milk for capuccino

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purchased 21 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Peter, Sussex

+ Classic design. Well made. Makes a great espresso from real fresh coffee (not capsules or sachets).

- Not the most logical thing to use at first.
Milk steamer pipe is not very long which makes getting the milk jug in place a little tricky

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purchased 19 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ This is the best product on the market which uses both ground and pods which gives flexibility.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 16 Mar 2008

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Product Features

Type Espresso Machine
Timer No
Milk Frother Steam Nozzle
Cup Warmer Yes
Housing Material Metal
Pressure System Pump
Water Filter Yes
Integrated Coffee Grinder No
Type of Espresso Machine Portioned
Type of Jug without Jug
Type of Electronic Infoscreen No

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100% 1 review Free delivery £400FREE DELIVERY 5% off with code 5300AW Copy and paste the code 5300AW into the field "Promotion code" on the Comet checkout page and get 5% off. This voucher is valid until Wed 11 November 2009
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100% 1 review Free delivery £400FREE DELIVERY 3% off with code KS3 Copy and paste the code KS3 into the field "Promotional code" on the Kitchen Science checkout page and get 3% off. This voucher is valid until Mon 23 November 2009
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