Dinamica Plus (US version) ECAM38085SB

Call me crazy if you want, but hear me out 1st. Youre going to be hard pressed to make coffee shop coffee from a cheap mr. Coffe drip style coffee machine. My wife and i did the math and it was pretty shocking. We got a Delonghi with the milk dispenser and integrated grinder. It was not cheap, but it actually paid for itself quite quickly. Iirc it was less than a year. Remember, if the coffee isnt good or it doesnt come out the way you want it to, youll just go back to buying coffee. We went with the DeLonghi Dinamica. Dont wright off the expensive machines just yet.

I looked at it. I ended up buying a DeLonghi super automatic instead. With the very convenient to use+clean milk carafe that comes with it for cappuccinos and milk-based drinks. I can't speak on the quality of espresso he makes. I've tried a few machines before buying mine and I was happy with the DeLonghi dinamica . Knowing then what I know now, and how much we enjoy and use the machine, I would have probably splurged and got a KitchenAid kf7. The big question is do you require a machine that makes milk-based drinks? Like cappuccino and lattes. Also looking after sales support. A lot of the gaskets o-rings, seals, etc. Will go after a few years of use. You want to make sure you get a machine that is easily serviceable by you or affordable to do by technician

For what it's worth after a bit of research I found that Delonghi is the safest bet, middle of the road brand. It's not a Philips but it's also not a jura. That's why I got a dinamica and if I like it enough after a few years (it's been 1 already) I will upgrade

I looked at it. I ended up buying a DeLonghi super automatic instead. With the very convenient to use+clean milk carafe that comes with it for cappuccinos and milk-based drinks. I can't speak on the quality of espresso he makes. I've tried a few machines before buying mine and I was happy with the DeLonghi dinamica . Knowing then what I know now, and how much we enjoy and use the machine, I would have probably splurged and got a KitchenAid kf7. The big question is do you require a machine that makes milk-based drinks? Like cappuccino and lattes. Also looking after sales support. A lot of the gaskets o-rings, seals, etc. Will go after a few years of use. You want to make sure you get a machine that is easily serviceable by you or affordable to do by technician

I use this and only with the Lavazza Crema beans. Its decent.

I think there is a pretty notable difference. I went from a Philips 5400 (same machine as the 3200/3300 just fancier features) to a using my brother in laws Delonghi Dinamica Plus pretty regularly, to the KitcheAid KF8 we have now and I would say every one of them was a noticeable jump in quality even though we drink milk drinks 90%+ of the time. The real question I think is if the KF8 is 50% better than the Philips since that is about the price difference and personally I think so, but I’d wager that most people would find it to fall in the diminishing returns category.

We've had a delonghi dinamica bean to cup since covid and its running perfectly. Great piece of kit, used many times a day, every day.

I have a Delonghi Dynamica Plus. It took about 25 drinks before I settled on the grind size, beans I liked, and the drinks I wanted to stick with. Very satisfied with the machine speed and drink quality. They couldn't continue to sell thousands of machines if customers didn't think they were worth it.

Short answer: Quality. Long answer: You need to try it out yourself. I went to my local Williams Sonoma and tried out the Philips Lattego, Delonghi Dinamica plus and Jura Z10. And also the Breville impress touch semiauto. I was pretty sure I would get the Delonghi. But after we tried the Jura, it really was no match. The Breville Semiauto and Jura Z10 were the same quality, others just tasted vastly inferior. So I’d recommend calling a local williams Sonoma, asking if they do demos and if they have the 3-4 machines you’re interested in trying and try them out.