I can buy a lot of $20 sale price black and decker coffee pots for the $500 that repairable one costs though. There should be a sweet spot between junk and bougie high end stuff.
It's an espresso machine that makes barista level coffee if you're into coffee culture like we are here in Australia. Yeah, you could just churn pod machines as well, the Aldi ones are pretty good for that as Aldi is super lax on returns.