I may have done too much research now... Can't decide!!

[NicoleL]

Try this company Coffee Machine Solutions at Windsor just off Newmarket rd. where I bought my ECM Mechanika at a very good price.

I visited them a few months ago and they tried their best to sell me the Fracino which to be honest is the most hideous machine I think I've ever seen! He didn't even want to talk about the ECM machines with me.

[NicoleL]

Paralysis by analysis.

Pick any one of those, they will all make excellent coffee.

The Galatea would be the pick of the bunch. A lot of members here have been rocking them for years. Very solid workhorse.

100% Accurate... definitely paralysed here I am going to head out and look at the Galatea in the flesh properly (it wasn't on my radar when I first went into Coffee Machine Specialists).

[arcachon]

Paralysis by analysis.

Pick any one of those, they will all make excellent coffee.

The Galatea would be the pick of the bunch. A lot of members here have been rocking them for years. Very solid workhorse.

...and they look really cool on the benchtop

Both the Bezzera and ECM typify their origins. The ECM with its solid German engineering and the Bezzera with classic Italian flair.

[GARYCAMP]

Try this company Coffee Machine Solutions at Windsor just off Newmarket rd. where I bought my ECM Mechanika at a very good price.

[herzog]

Paralysis by analysis.

Pick any one of those, they will all make excellent coffee.

The Galatea would be the pick of the bunch. A lot of members here have been rocking them for years. Very solid workhorse.

[arcachon]

To demo machines in Brisbane I would think Crema Coffee Garage and Coffee Machine Specialists would be able to help out. Give them a call first though so they can be ready.

Hard to go wrong with the machines you're looking at in the price range. It's the little things and what appeals to you personally are the only real differentiators.

[NicoleL]

yikes! I need to stop looking... https://www.jetblackespresso.com.au/...x-demo-plumbed

[NicoleL]

Earlier this year I posted about potentially buying a BZ-10. I stalled and saved some more $ because I really liked the look of some of the machines around the $2500 mark - namely the Appartamento. This week I was going head out and take a look at both the Rocket and the ECM Slim to finally make a decision - I am going to have to buy on specs and looks alone as I can't find anywhere in Brisbane that will let me actually test the machines out.

And then I found this beauty for such an excellent price and I've changed my short list yet again!!! https://www.casaespresso.com.au/bezzera-galatea.html

Now trying to decide if I sacrifice that extra bench space or not... Anyone want to give me opinions??