Made out of heavy grade stainless steel with a matte black finish,this machine is great and works like new ! It makes cafe quality espresso and is simple to use ! Has a passive cup warmer on top that can fit up to 4 mugs..It has a hard water filter on the water inlet hose inside the water tank to help keep unwanted minerals out,if you use tap water..It has some newer parts that were replaced to help optimize shot extraction..It has a newer group head with inlet valve and shower screen and also has the updated "red" pump to help maintain 9bar pressure..It does have the 53mm double shot pressurized portafilter and the two way directional steam arm to allow for easier milk steaming..I wouldn't be getting rid of this,but I upgraded recently so it just serves as a back up..Total weight of machine with any/all items included is 12 pounds approximately