I just picked up a Gaggia Classic 2019 manufactured in March 2023. I was originally wanting to get the new EVO model, but it is not available where I am living right now which is a bummer, but I am not at all disappointed with the 2019 model as it is making very good espresso. I have owned 5 different machines over the decades, some in the many thousands of dollars that needed to be plumbed in, and thus have been spoiled with good espresso. I was not expecting the Gaggia to be so good out of the box with just a few insights like temp surfing and all the other espresso workflow best practices. Like I am actually very surprised how good it is and all of my family and parents in law feel the same way. I knew it was a solid machine, but this is rather unexpected. I feel zero need to modify or upgrade as it would be pointless. Maybe my tastebuds have changed as I have gotten older, but this thing is seriously on par with any no frills high end machine when used right IMO. I can see why it is so well reviewed and recommended. So glad I picked it up as I was considering a more expensive machine again but felt it was too big for my current space.