I've had the machine for 2 months. I had to descale it once. I just put Durgol in the water container, mixed it with water and since then the machine is happy again. The grinder is normally loud. Machine is really top, milk frother is the highlight. I would buy it again immediately.

I can't say anything about cleaning and descaling because it's fairly new, but filling up with water and coffee and emptying the dirty water and coffee grounds is a really good solution and very user-friendly. I find the grinder normally loud, but that is certainly a matter of taste and varies from person to person, just as noise is perceived differently. For support, I recommend the many YouTube videos that exist on the web about this machine, which give you a really good impression of the machine.
I can only say that I am very satisfied so far, especially because of the very easy-to-use milk frother.