The right machine depends on whether you want one-touch milk drinks, two bean containers, hands-on espresso making, or a simple touchscreen bean-to-cup machine.
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Choose the De'Longhi ECAM29084SB Magnifica LatteCrema Espresso if you drink cappuccino and latte daily and want milk frothed automatically with one touch. Choose a manual-control model like the De'Longhi Specialista Espresso Machine Grinder or the Specialista Commercial Style Cappuccino EC9555M if you want to tamp and steam yourself.
The LatteCrema carafe on the ECAM29084SB froths milk by itself, so milk drinks are one touch. The Bosch TQU60307 is also a fully automatic model with a built-in milk system that makes espresso, coffee and milk drinks at one touch. The EC9555M has a commercial-style steam wand for milk, which means you do the frothing by hand.
The De'Longhi Magnifica Automatic Worldwide Touchscreen is a simple bean-to-cup machine: you pick a drink on the touchscreen and it grinds, tamps and brews for you. The Specialista Espresso Machine Grinder is semi-automatic, with a built-in grinder, so you tamp and steam yourself and have more control over the result than with a bean-to-cup machine. The EC9555M also has a built-in grinder and tamping, but it adds the commercial-style steam wand.
The De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine has two swappable bean containers, so you can switch between, for example, a regular roast and decaf without emptying the hopper. None of the other models in this comparison are described as having two bean containers.
The Specialista models include a built-in grinder, so you do not need a separate grinder. If you want to make espresso by hand, the Specialista machines suit that. If you prefer the machine to handle grinding and brewing, the Magnifica touchscreen and the Bosch TQU60307 fit better.
Pick the LatteCrema ECAM29084SB for daily cappuccino and latte drinking with automatic milk. Pick the Magnifica Automatic Worldwide Touchscreen for a simple bean-to-cup machine that you operate from a touchscreen. Pick the Rivelia if you switch between bean types often and want two containers. Pick the Specialista Commercial Style Cappuccino EC9555M if you want hand-made espresso with a built-in grinder and a commercial-style steam wand. Pick the Specialista Espresso Machine Grinder if you want semi-automatic control with a built-in grinder. Pick the Bosch TQU60307 if you want espresso, coffee and milk drinks at one touch with a built-in milk system.
The De'Longhi ECAM29084SB Magnifica LatteCrema Espresso froths milk by itself from its carafe, so milk drinks are one touch. The Bosch TQU60307 also offers milk drinks at one touch with a built-in milk system.
The De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine has two swappable bean containers, so you can switch between two bean types without emptying the hopper.
No. The Specialista Espresso Machine Grinder and the Specialista Commercial Style Cappuccino EC9555M both have a built-in grinder.
A bean-to-cup machine such as the Magnifica Automatic Worldwide Touchscreen grinds, tamps and brews after you pick a drink. A semi-automatic machine such as the Specialista Espresso Machine Grinder has you tamp and steam yourself, giving more control.
The De'Longhi Magnifica Automatic Worldwide Touchscreen is described as a simple bean-to-cup machine: you pick a drink and it handles the rest.