Hi All,
Been lurking awhile and I see a great Owners Thread for the Breville Dual Boiler machine on here, but I don't see a similar thread for Expobar Minore IV / Brewtus IV. I've had the Rancilio Silvia for a long time and am looking to upgrade to a dual boiler machine. Some vendors I talk to claim that they expect the Minore IV (called Brewtus here) to be way more reliable than the Breville due to its commercial components, ease of service, etc. Of course the Breville is less expensive but on the outside the features / useability look fantastic.
So my question is sort of broad to the regulars on here - what do you think of one machine vs. the other? I see many users complaining of problems with their Breville machine after ~6 mos to a year of ownership. However I'm not sure whether the percentage of owners with problems are small relatively to the broad ownership base. Also, I'm not sure whether Expobar owners face similar types of problems also - or is it truly "built like a tank" like some proponents claim? Reason I ask is that it's about a 700-900 dollar difference. Maybe Breville would save money in the short run, but after the 1 year warranty I'm not sure it would in the long run if it keeps breaking down, especially if the Expobar unit generally does NOT break down. Also, I see a lot of ad hoc "solutions" for the problems that the Breville has but I'm not sure that these ad hoc solutions should be necessary at this price point. Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
Been lurking awhile and I see a great Owners Thread for the Breville Dual Boiler machine on here, but I don't see a similar thread for Expobar Minore IV / Brewtus IV. I've had the Rancilio Silvia for a long time and am looking to upgrade to a dual boiler machine. Some vendors I talk to claim that they expect the Minore IV (called Brewtus here) to be way more reliable than the Breville due to its commercial components, ease of service, etc. Of course the Breville is less expensive but on the outside the features / useability look fantastic.
So my question is sort of broad to the regulars on here - what do you think of one machine vs. the other? I see many users complaining of problems with their Breville machine after ~6 mos to a year of ownership. However I'm not sure whether the percentage of owners with problems are small relatively to the broad ownership base. Also, I'm not sure whether Expobar owners face similar types of problems also - or is it truly "built like a tank" like some proponents claim? Reason I ask is that it's about a 700-900 dollar difference. Maybe Breville would save money in the short run, but after the 1 year warranty I'm not sure it would in the long run if it keeps breaking down, especially if the Expobar unit generally does NOT break down. Also, I see a lot of ad hoc "solutions" for the problems that the Breville has but I'm not sure that these ad hoc solutions should be necessary at this price point. Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!

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