The Starbucks Sirena comes with some impressive credentials, BMW Design Works design with the heart of a Saeco machine all rolled up into a very nice outfit that is sitting and waiting at a local store or online. The Sirena comes with some hefty marketing effort with a pretty detailed Flash based site that allows you to walk through some of the finer points of making all kinds of espresso based beverages. The Siren is a pump driven espresso maker with a pressurized portafilter. It comes with the ability to “auto-tamp” the coffee pull a shot and then with a proper heat time, steam your milk.
It’s not cheap, coming in at $599, but it may just command that with the beautiful design treatments and the high quality build.