rjg
Depends really on what you get - at the end of the day you get what you pay for. I drink quite a bit of coffee - usually 3-4 a day. I work in the CBD and you get some really crap coffees for $3 each. The Miele CVA5060 ($3-4K) integrated, not bench beats nearly all of them hands down. I have just bought one for our new place being built currently. Try it...
rjg,
how easy is it to clean the integrated miele? I assume it is different to the benchtop models, currently deciding between the coffee machine or steam oven!