cheers eagle!!

We have lavazza machines at work (think they are aroudn £400) just a desktop thing that does espresso only in short or double - you load with a cartridge. I've got a cheap (£20) espresso maker at home that I load with granules but it takes too long to make, clean and it doesnt produce a creamy one. (but expected to for the price)

I think I want to go half way - i.e. not beans and not the capusules as I don't like been pinned down to one brand or the price of the pod things (although the senseo and tassimo machines that are £50-£100) I was contemplating...

I suppose I was hoping for something realistically in the region of £150-£200 - that does espresso and also large cups and cappucino.
But it depends on spec I don't expect rolls royce for bmw money.
£50ish - senseo, tassimo etc - if these are any good i'd go for one
£150-£200 - fancy looking thing that looks good on the worktop that does a reasonable mix
£200-£500 - bling - looks the part, stainless, electronics etc and does a grand brew (siemens s40 supressor?)

My kitchen is a reasonable size (not huge) don't think would want to go bigger than say a foot squared.

does that help or hinder for advice? lol