> Haven't been able to make very good capuccino yet, but I'm told that's a matter of milk-frothing technique :)

You won't get anything better than a semidecent froth on amateur machines like this no matter how good your technique is.

They either lack the necessary pressure or run out of steam midway.

This is about the best you could probably get: http://thealps.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/img_6168.jpg

This is what you want: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Classic_C...