Do you just want a machine, or do you want something that will last forever? What is your budget? 

IMHO, get a Rocket, it does everything, will last forever, and is beautiful.

Some laughs.  Just for my morning cup of coffee;  here's what I use.  Going on 6 years now.  And yes, I know it doesn't make espresso, but as drip coffee makers go, worth every penny of the $20 I spent on it.

Go to wholelattelove.com

The Silvia is a great machine. I had one for years, now with an ECM one. Any Barista grinder also. The grinder is paramount. No Nespresso, not ever. Get your green beans from sweetmarias.com. Not sweetmaria (porn site).

My wife got me a Rok Presso Smart Shot. It is simple and works great for me. I really like it but I may be drinking to much coffee now.

Just before we flew to Hawaii, my new partner took me to the local cafe in Sydney and said it would be better than any coffee we could find in the US.  Not quite true, we found an Aussie aficionado who actually knew coffee in Honolulu.

Meanwhile, the Swiss-made Jura automatic machines do a reasonable job, if you don't want to spring for a built-in Miele.  Nespresso wins for consistency, but the Vertuo machines are digital, reading the appropriate program from barcodes under the rim of the capsule.