Ok so Im new to posting here but Ive done a ton of reading over the last week or so.
My current machine is an old sunbeam EM3500 Bar espresso and its on its last legs.
I recently bought an EM0480 grinder and am mostly happy with it so far
I have enough money saved to buy one of the new model sunbeam EM5900 which doesnt hit the shops till the middle of August.
My concerns with buying this new model are if it develops teething bugs similar to those that plagued the EM6900, but which got mostly sorted out on the EM6910.
But because its a new model and is untested Id be taking a punt and this makes me a little nervous, although Sunbeam has a pretty good rep with customer support. At least Ive found them to be very good.
Another option is for me to save a few more $$ and get an EM6910 which from most of the reviews Ive read here and elsewhere seems to be a pretty good jigger apart from the odd machine here and there with some bugs.
I dont really need to twin thermoblocks though as my Latte routine is pretty sorted on a single thermoblock, so Id be effectively paying more money for the extra TB when its not needed.
Or do I save even more $$ and shoot for a Silvia which seem to be held in very high regard for reliability and build quality.
A cuppla things put me off the Silvia though as I read it can be a finicky process to get consistent results and most reviews say a really good grinder is a must. Im not about to rush out and buy yet another grinder when my 0480 is barley a month old.
I make 3 - 5 Lattes a day and that is pretty much all I need from a machine
Im not really sure what my question is. Im basically just asking for some educated direction.
Thanks
My current machine is an old sunbeam EM3500 Bar espresso and its on its last legs.
I recently bought an EM0480 grinder and am mostly happy with it so far
I have enough money saved to buy one of the new model sunbeam EM5900 which doesnt hit the shops till the middle of August.
My concerns with buying this new model are if it develops teething bugs similar to those that plagued the EM6900, but which got mostly sorted out on the EM6910.
But because its a new model and is untested Id be taking a punt and this makes me a little nervous, although Sunbeam has a pretty good rep with customer support. At least Ive found them to be very good.
Another option is for me to save a few more $$ and get an EM6910 which from most of the reviews Ive read here and elsewhere seems to be a pretty good jigger apart from the odd machine here and there with some bugs.
I dont really need to twin thermoblocks though as my Latte routine is pretty sorted on a single thermoblock, so Id be effectively paying more money for the extra TB when its not needed.
Or do I save even more $$ and shoot for a Silvia which seem to be held in very high regard for reliability and build quality.
A cuppla things put me off the Silvia though as I read it can be a finicky process to get consistent results and most reviews say a really good grinder is a must. Im not about to rush out and buy yet another grinder when my 0480 is barley a month old.
I make 3 - 5 Lattes a day and that is pretty much all I need from a machine
Im not really sure what my question is. Im basically just asking for some educated direction.
Thanks




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