Newbie snob here... We are currently based in London and about to move (back) to Australia (prob Sydney). Should we buy while here, or when in Aus? While normally there's nothing better I love than to research the hell out of a nice piece of equipment, the general logistics of moving has caught up on me so we'd like to get some advice on whether to buy a machine here or Australia.
Some notes and considerations:
Tips, insults and ponderings all welcome
Some notes and considerations:
- The prices in the UK (via shopping.google.co.uk ) seem to be cheaper than Aus (via shopping.com.au/shopping ) for equivalent machines - about 30% roughly. I guess this is because the UK is in the EU and many of the machines are from Italy
- Warranty, maintenance and support are obviously important - do these tend to be international for well-known brands?
- We're looking at something around $800 to $2000, with a preference to around A$1600
- We're shipping quite a few boxes of stuff to Aus, so an extra box for a well-packed machine is not a huge issue
- We like espresso but love a good flat white or latte, so a powerful, consistent frother that's easily cleaned is a bonus. Not much into filtered etc
- We have a Bodum Bistro burr grinder, but happy to replace
- The Rocket machines have come well-recommended and seem to be around £1100 (A$1700)
- What are the trade-offs of the Rocket models?
- Any other machines we should be considering?
- The water is quite hard in the UK whereas it's probably softer in Sydney
Tips, insults and ponderings all welcome

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