Nespresso Vertuo Plus Special Edition 11398 Coffee Machine by Magimix, White

I am fed up drinking watery instant coffee at work so we all decided at our last work meeting to get a Nespresso machine. We have one at home so are happy with the pods and quality. We have all been using the machine throughout the week since. It is simply and straightforward to use. Everyone is very happy with the machine and the tastes of the coffee pods. A tip is to warm up the milk if you have white coffee. A milk frother is an option but it is a bit of a hassle in the work environment.

Only downside is lack of compatible pods because of the baroda on the pods

If you fancy a good cappuccino or americano or even an espresso this is definitely the machine of choice. Easy to follow guide, hot and creamy coffee awaits you. Five star product all round. After giving my Aunty a coffee she was hooked and bought one for herself and her family.

I have had several original Nespresso machines and typically use 2 or 3 capsules to make a large coffee.

My only regret is that I didn’t spot the Vertuo earlier. It is really easy to use and the coffee choices are actually quite good. I am struggling to narrow down my favourite flavour. Don’t be put off by the fact you can’t buy discounted pods – the way I drink a larger coffee actually makes it more cost effective.

With the Nespresso subscription offer, it really is a no brainer!

Best coffee machine I have owned. Highly recommended, and the nespresso subscription is nice. It is great for having a nice coffee without spending any time making it. My only complaint is that the Alto line of pods are not very nice – I made it for a flask to take to office and it tasted like cheap instant coffee.

Really happy with my new Virtuo Plus. Easy to
Use and the coffee is really hot. So much better than my previous, much more expensive coffee machine. Highly recommend.

With a degree in Physics and a lengthy career in telecoms technical sales, latterly at executive level, you’d think figuring out a coffee machine would be child’s play. Wrong! The machine itself is fine, I figured it out myself, didn’t get electrocuted and I’ve tasted my first coffee from it, it tastes good. But the instruction manual could literally be an object lesson in how NOT to write these things. First of all there are three manuals, the first about safety: don’t stick your fingers in the mains electricity socket, that sort of thing. The third is about how to buy capsules. Also fine. The second, however, is where the problems lie. Firstly, it is for three totally different machines: the Nespresso Vertuo, the Nespresso Vertuo Plus (my one) and the Vertuo Next. Pictures of how to operate the machine seem to vary randomly between all three and are completely unhelpful if you happen to own a different model: all have different features and different controls. And instead of the usual tedious and wasteful practice of giving you a really fat manual with an English, French, German section in, this manual has each individual step, sometimes across several pages, stated in 48 different languages, including such oddities as Russian, Arabic and who knows what else. Thankfully the English is first, otherwise you’d be pecking around so long to find Gujarati or whatever that you’d lose the will to live. There is no clear layout, with some sections just for one machine – for example the bluetooth setup, and others for all three in one common instruction set. And the approach to multiple languages means that the instructions are incredibly terse. Cleaning, for example, suggests pressing the only button on the thing three times within 2 seconds. Fair enough – it does some sort of cleaning cycle. But does it stop on its own? No idea. The manual doesn’t say. After filling three very large cups with grubby looking water I decided to call time on it and press the button again, which seemed to persuade it to call a halt after a little more whizzing noises. And of course, I discovered you are supposed to run this cycle BEFORE dispensing your first coffee – after I had drunk the first cup. I doubt a little manufacturing grease will kill me, but it would be nice to have been told that more clearly. And there is also a descaling programme, which involves more gesturing with buttons and levers to coax it into operation. In summary, a fine machine ruined by a desire to save 2.5p on logistics to different countries and a technical writer who can barely spell. Final thought: does the author understand that ‘BLINKING SUMMARY’ could be a cause for some hilarity in the UK? Apparently not, as it lays out the various blink codes that the machine uses to indicate various conditions such as an empty tank, self-destruct mode engaged, or could it be the arrival of Darth Vader? Nobody knows unless you have an R2D2 unit handy or commit this lengthy blinking guide to memory. This guide really is a work of the utmost stupidity: who would have guessed that ‘no light on’ means that the machine is switched off? Really???
UPDATE: I’ve now downloaded the United States version of this manual, which is in a more rational 3 languages: English, Spanish and French, and consequently has a lot more space to actually tell you how to use this specific product, the Vertuo Plus. To my astonishment, an entire feature is described which is missing entirely from the UK, Europe and Middle East manual: you can programme each cup size. Simply put in a capsule of the required cup size, espresso, double espresso, etc, then hold down the button until your cup is to the right fill. It will then remember the new setting for every capsule that size in future, until a factory reset is performed (also described). Any size fill for any nominal capsule size, from 10ml to 500ml is permitted. So you can dilute your espresso capsule into a large mug, if you really want to, and at the same time programme your ‘Alto’ (v. large) capsules into an espresso cup. More rationally, if you have 75ml cups, you can re-programme your double espresso setting (80ml by default) to fit. I checked the UK manual – this whole feature is simply absent. And as for the cleaning cycle, that is described fully. It takes 5 minutes, requires a 0.8L cup under it, and will complete on its own.

Absolutely love my coffee maker! Was worried it would be high tech and faffy- but it’s idiot proof very easy to use – highly recommend

Amazing! Easy to use and the blending power is excellent. Highly recommend.

This is the first coffee machine of this style that I have owned so I cannot compare with other models/makes. Having said that, I am really impressed with the machine itself and the quality of the coffee that it produces. It is very simple to operate; it produces a good mug of coffee very quickly; it is reasonably quiet; and the actual coffee is far better than any instant coffee that I have ever found (although, to be fair, it is also more expensive than instant coffee). I am glad that I finally decided to buy this machine.

This coffee machine is amazing! I love it! I did a bit of research before buying it as I didn’t want a machine I had to stand with and hold a cup under or keep my finger on a button to work it – I wanted to press and go! This is a fully automatic machine that’s easy to use, you just put your capsule in then off it goes, to the point it reads the barcode of the capsule, selects the correct temperature depending on which coffee you choose and knows how much water to add eg espresso, latte etc When finished you press again and the capsule is automatically ejected. This is a clean machine – there’s no coffee spilling and missing the cup, no filters to clean and no coffee grounds making a mess! A complimentary pack of capsules comes with the machine. It has a range of flavours and coffee types to choose from which is great as you can try before you buy! The only one issue with this Nespresso is the capsules aren’t readily available in supermarkets they need to be ordered online or via Nespresso which can work out expensive, but I should add that the cup of coffee you get from this machine is worth every penny. It’s barista quality at home. I looked at a lot of different coffee machines before buying this, and am I glad I did buy this one! It’s an amazing machine.

I have had several next machines all that broke or leaked within weeks. I tried this one by magimix and it is brilliant. Not a leak in sight, easy to use and clean, brilliant coffee machine really happy

I had to retire my VertuoLine machine after being with me for 3 years, and saw this machine going on Amazon for a lot more cheaper than with Nespresso directly.
Similar experience, though this machine is considerably quieter, and the coffee comes out hot! Have been a user of Nespresso since 2018 and have not looked back.

Great coffee is just like a coffee shop only cheaper!!

We’ve used this for about 2 weeks now. Really enjoying the coffee selection. Stormio blend my favourite so far.
Cute little coffee gift box was included.

Lovely!! Make sure you sign up for your 100 FREE capsules

This machine is the very best if you truely enoy your coffee

Excellent, great to be able to make different volumes of coffee

This machine looks pretty good and is easy to use. Great for the office if you don’t want to train your staff on how to use a more traditional machine. It does not have a milk frother, but you can buy an electric milk frothing jug, which works great. Buying the pods from Nespresso’s own site is currently much cheaper than buying here. My complaint is that I could not find any tea or hot chocolate capsules for this.

A very nice machine the coffee blends are nice it comes with an assortment of capsules that are very easy to use. Beware of the offer on at present though of 100 free capsules you have to go to the nespresso site to get it and they ask for proof of purchase in the form of a receipt which you don’t get with Amazon. The capsules however on this machine are new therefore a lot more expensive than the older machines it works out over a pound a cup, which I think is expensive for home use. There are alternatives though which I’m exploring at the moment such as refilling the pods with my own ground coffee, I will update my review when I have had time to experiment with it. One final observation if you like lattes this machine doesn’t do them it’s designed for cold milk or black coffee use, it would have been a nice touch for nespesso to have added the milk pods as in earlier machines. The machine itself I recomend, but not the expensive pods that come with it, hope this review has helped.

Very easy to use! And it heats up the water real quick! My only problem is I don’t know how to switch it off so I just wait because it automatically switches off after maybe 8-10minutes idle. Can anyone help me if anyone knows how to switch it off? Haha!

Absolutely stonking value purchase during Amazon day promotion- given it as a gift and the recipient is delighted- looks good, great range of sizes of coffee and great flavour from Vertuo pods- 10 out of 10!

So pleased I bought this machine, used to have a tassimo however it didn’t produce the quality of coffee the nespresso does, I enjoy every mouthful, I personally drink the decaf which is absolutely gorgeous

This is a cracking product. I’ve had machines before but this is the first proper pod one. Coffee tastes great and lovely texture/crema and, if you compare unit cost with standard cappuccino etc prices (but see below) there is no comparison. 80 quid for the white model on offer clearly also a great deal. I knock a star off for pod availability and unit cost which for me makes this a machine for treats rather than an everyday coffee, for which I’ll continue to use azera.

Great machine WHITE but ISNT WHITE it’s CREAM which is slightly disappointing in my white silestone kitchen!

Makes larger mugs of coffee than the standard Nespresso machines. The pods are only available directly from Nespresso: either via their website or their boutique shops

Bought for hubby and he loves it easy to use and makes a good coffee

Best and most used electric product in my house. Nespresso also have great customer service and you get a nice free welcome pack when register your product with them.

I bought it as a present for a friend and she says it’s brilliant!! As a coffee lover she knows bes

Have a standard machine never makes enough this does large cups