Dedica Duo Compact Espresso Machine EC890M

Wait for the replacement or order a new one, this is a very good machine and works well with beginners. Decent shot can be pulled easily. I have been using this for almost 9 months now

I got the EC890 today at the discounted price. Was tracking it for a while!

I purchased the Delonghi EC890 from the Something's Brewing store and the warranty is from latteholic. Got the machine for 13k something

It's only been a month and the machine works flawlessly. Of course it's a step up from your instant coffee. The steam wand on the other hand, I cannot say it's weak per-se, though it requires practice to properly steam your milk which I still haven't been able to, though after practice I'm sure even this won't be an issue

yup 890 is actually good at that price

Dedica doesn't have PID, which allows you to play with water temp 90-95

No, but in just 1 week you would be like, "Ahh, I wish i had a PID machine." to play with diff temperatures!

I've just made this decision myself. I'll sum it up for you, if you want just milk less espresso drinks, go for the ec890. In addition to decent espresso, if you want a decently powered steam wand for milk based drinks, choose the ec685, which is what I chose. Being delivered tomorrow. More info: The 685 has a better steam wand once you remove the Panarello and use the rubber wand instead by tying a zip tie to hold it in place. The 890's wand is infamous for being underpowered, thus people struggle to get microfoam. The 685 steam wand can be swapped out for a rancilio steam wand to improve power and performance - usually costs 3-4k to do. I plan to do this in the future if needed. 890 does cold brew. Both can and should ideally be used with a bottomless portafilter if you have a grinder that can dial in espresso. 685 is much cheaper currently so imo, it's the better value machine for all intents and purposes. But again, everything depends on individual use cases.

I got this, first one broke after 4 months and lost all pressure. we got it replaced. 2nd one did the same a week after the warranty expired. was great when it worked but would not get one again.

Ec890 at this price is unheard of. Grab it ASAP.