I decided that the ROK wasn’t going to cut it anymore in my apartment in NY and I needed to upgrade to a machine that still had a budget price, but could keep me from missing my Bezzera BZ10 so much.  I picked up a Gaggia Classic espresso machine (review here) and I am happy.

I did the Rancillio steam wand mod immediately and I highly recommend you do it too.  This machine is small, but performance is superb.