This is the primo home espresso machine. I've been through many. It's the perfect combination of manual control and automation. There are just too many nice touches to list them all. But I'd call out the milk steamer - build in temp sensor to automatically shut off at the target temp, and auto cleaning to flush after each use.
This machine is simply great. The dual boiler means it never runs out of steam. You can set it running and get other things done like put the milk back in the fridge while it's heating the milk and either grinding or making expresso for you. Once it finishes in about 30 seconds just need to add milk and it's ready to drink. Great machine. I still feel in control with this, not like the button pushing machines.