After almost 11 years, my old faithful EM6910 is looking like it needs more spent on repairs than it's worth. I could upgrade to the EM7000 (when it finally appears back in stock) but I'm wondering if a refurbished commercial-ish machine around the $1500-$2000 mark would be a better bet.
Ideally I'm looking for something relatively easy to live with - not looking to spend my days modding (at-least initially), adjusting, waiting an hour for warm-up, temperature surfing, suffering through deafening noise, alternating steam and shots, etc. It doesn't need to produce the greatest shot in the world, so long as it produces a good shot very reliably (writing this out is just about convincing me that the EM7000 is the way to go, but I'll press on!)
I generally make 2-3 double shots each morning, another 2 at lunch time, and perhaps an extra 6 in a row here and there when we have guests. Pretty much all milk drinks. I'm using a Eureka Atom grinder.
I've been looking at Coffee Machine Warehouse, Di Pacci, Espresseur, and Kitchen Equipment Australia and there's an overwhelming amount of stock out there. I guess I'm looking for advice on any brands/models to steer towards/away from, features to require/avoid when shortlisting, and any other suppliers to check (I'm in Melbourne, so anyone with exorbitant shipping to here is out).
Thanks for reading this far, and for any advice you can offer.
Ideally I'm looking for something relatively easy to live with - not looking to spend my days modding (at-least initially), adjusting, waiting an hour for warm-up, temperature surfing, suffering through deafening noise, alternating steam and shots, etc. It doesn't need to produce the greatest shot in the world, so long as it produces a good shot very reliably (writing this out is just about convincing me that the EM7000 is the way to go, but I'll press on!)
I generally make 2-3 double shots each morning, another 2 at lunch time, and perhaps an extra 6 in a row here and there when we have guests. Pretty much all milk drinks. I'm using a Eureka Atom grinder.
I've been looking at Coffee Machine Warehouse, Di Pacci, Espresseur, and Kitchen Equipment Australia and there's an overwhelming amount of stock out there. I guess I'm looking for advice on any brands/models to steer towards/away from, features to require/avoid when shortlisting, and any other suppliers to check (I'm in Melbourne, so anyone with exorbitant shipping to here is out).
Thanks for reading this far, and for any advice you can offer.

I'm looking at something like 20 secondhand, single group machines in the $1500 - $2000 range from just a quick search. The Lelit Mara looks good, but pickup/dropoff in only in Brisbane rules it out for me.
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