Regardless of what you get, if you live in Adelaide, filter the water!
Adelaide water destroys coffee machines quickly! And if you not in Adelaide, maybe check if your local tap water has a rep for doing damage
To your question, can't got wrong with a Brevel machine, I have the barista express, work has the barista touch, both are fantastic and seem to make very consistent coffee with good beans
Go without the screens. I have an express, has ran solid for 8 years no issues. 2 other friends got the touch. The screen stopped working and therefore the machine stopped working. Old school all day I say.
I personally have the barista touch, it’s an excellent balance and the grinder is decent. The screen is a really nice touch have as well for tweaking settings on the fly.
Easy enough for the SO to make a latte without it turning into another hobby for them too. It’s very much a set it and forget it thing until you switch bags and then you just tweak the grind size a bit. Steam wand is super powerful too.
Same reason I have a barista touch. I’m not particularly consistent on when I have coffee and sometimes I want one in the middle of the day too. Not waiting for the thing to stabilize.
I drink a latte every morning. Sometimes in the afternoons too. Have had a barista touch that I bought for ~$700 on sale in 2019 ish. Paired with mostly Costco bags of coffee it’s easily paid for itself.
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