I can report back on the L'Or Nespresso pods. I bought a box of ten at the local Carrefour supermarket - the Splendente variety which is rated a 7 on the L'Or Espresso intensity scale. They're not bad, but the coffee is not as aromatic or unctuous as an equivalent Nespresso (say Roma) and the texture of the crema is somewhat "thinner". I probably won't be buying again.