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  • #16
    Excelent choice , definitely one of the better machines in that price bracket.

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    • #17
      Is it worth buying a premium machine?

      Interesting all your responses where from people justifying there outlay on expensive machines

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      • #18
        Originally posted by dr.a.j.pickering View Post
        Interesting all your responses where(sic) from people justifying there(sic) outlay on expensive machines
        Would you prefer if the OP's question was answered by someone completely unqualified to provide an informed opinion... i.e. someone who hasn't, nor would ever, purchased an "expensive machine"?

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        • #19
          I started out years ago with several cheap machines and found it was a false economy! One of the cheapies burnt out... another was rubbish... As my coffee interests grew, I was increasingly frustrated that I couldn't get the kind of results I wanted from the cheap machine. When visitors came for coffee I was taking forever just to make 4 coffees. In the end, I had tried 3 different cheapie machines before I bit the bullet and bought a ECM Giotto and never looked back. So my advice is buy a decent machine from the start!

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          • #20
            Originally posted by dr.a.j.pickering View Post
            Interesting all your responses where from people justifying there outlay on expensive machines
            'their' (sorry)

            It's hard to see how anyone who hasn't at least used both levels of machines could sensibly comment.

            To the OP the answers is that it depends......on a) how tight your budget is b) how close you are to places that can service BDB-type option / e61 option c) aesthetics (your preferences plus the match with the kitchen it is going in to d) how strong you are (my other half can't lift the e61).

            I perfectly understand why the BDB-type is right for some people at some stages of their life. Not for me at present, but say 15-20 years ago I probably would have gone that way.

            Cheers
            Dr BOSW

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            • #21
              Is it worth buying a premium machine?

              Thanks for the nudge in correct grammatical direction, this was my point

              I have reserved comment on the op's question as the best I have used is the bes900

              What I can say is it make wonderful coffee, therefore is worth spending more? If you have got more you need assess whether the extra outlay will be worth it!

              Well there goes an age old question, what is something worth? What some one will pay!

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              • #22
                fair 'nuff.

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                • #23
                  ...How much better will the coffee be?
                  ...What I can say is it make wonderful coffee, !
                  One problem i see here is these .. ( "better" , .."wonderful",..).. are subjective descriptions, with no "Standard" to judge against.
                  someone else with an "imported m/c" might well say it makes "perfect" coffee, or some such comment, but again no reference to compare to.
                  For example, many people will argue how good Starbucks coffee is compared to MacDonalds !! ..See? ..starting from a different standard !
                  In reality most of these machines are capable of making better coffee than the average operator's skills can support.

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                  • #24
                    I think it's like buying, say, a good pair of speakers. If you take good care of it you won't need to replace it for a long time. Mind you upgradeitis is a subtle disease.

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                    • #25
                      Is it worth buying a premium machine?

                      It's bit like the 110kg man in Lycra on a full carbon road bike, he won't be as fast (or look as good) as Bradley Wiggins!

                      Where as Wiggo on my bike would still be faster than the average club cyclist
                      Last edited by dr.a.j.pickering; 24 August 2012, 09:51 PM.

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