got my self a kaldi before the year ended, had 20% off on the price. personally i feel the dolce gusto milk is not advisable as you want the milk to be fresh, of course the bosch tassimo is also doing the same thing, but the milk last for 3 months,

anyway personal preference pros and cons, CBTL you want milk you got to buy and keep in fridge, Dolce gusto, milk available anytime.

i still feel if you want a good cup of expresso, the best is let the machine do the work, unless you love to experiment. the pressure and amount of water all decided by machine. call me lazy but early in the morning except sat and sun i probably wont have so much time to get the right amount of water.

currently our country only have CBTL and Dolce gusto as comment, others like nespresso and tassimo not common yet, plus the pods supply is important, For me CBTL is convenient as most shopping complex has CBTL, same goes with Dolce gusto,