Before buying I've watched several YouTube movies. That's also the reason that I didn't need to read the user manual. When making an cappuccino, don't use 150 ml milk or more than that. You will not taste the beans so good. Instead of that I use about 130 ml of milk.
My advice, buy now!
This machine make dialing on your espresso as easy as it gets. Two grinder settings and I got the sweetest espresso I have had in a long while. The scales are spot on. The steam wand is the star of the show. The entire experience is low decibel. My wife has mentioned that she can't hear me making coffee now. Clean up is nearly effortless. It actually makes the experience fun again. Also, it looks cool. Thanks Meraki!
We are new to espresso and this machine really takes a lot of the guess work away. We were struggling with a lot of the variables prior to this machine. I would recommend getting a puck screen and a self leveling tamper to help make this even more foolproof.