A lot of people in these threads will bash every single machine and suggest a coffee machine that’s over $1K. As someone who moved from a nespresso to this machine, I love it. I’m by no means a coffee snob - I enjoy black coffee, lattes etc and I’ve had no complaints about this machine. Good value buy when it’s on a deal too.
I bought one and had it for 2 weeks before I got my money back and bought a Delonghi Rivelia instead and it is so much better than the Philips in every way, and especially noise levels and espresso taste!
I first bought a Philips 3300 and had it for two weeks. The coffee was ok(with good beans)but it was super noisy and hard to clean. So when i saw the Rivelia on sale I immediately sent the Philips back and got a DeLonghi Rivelia and it’s better in every way. The quality, the coffee, cleaning etc. I love it and have already gone through like 1.5kg of beans lol.
It’s so silent compared to the Philips and makes good coffee even with cheap not so good coffee beans(same beans that tasted horrible on the Philips).
I have it for about a month now and all drinks are amazing. It does maybe not the best milk drinks, but for me they're good enough and the convenience is unbeatable.
I had one and my wife, who only drinks milk-based drinks with syrups was content
But I hated the espresso shots.
You might be fine with this if you truly never drink the coffee straight, but I’d argue that a Delonghi in the same price range would s still the better option
Had this machine and returned it for a delonghi evo next.
It made okay milk drinks, but everything was weak and couldn't make a solid puck. Always sludge. No amount of tries, bean changes and adjustments worked for me. Tried it for 40 days.
Delonghi was perfect right out of the box. 2nd shot was perfect.
If its super cheap give it a go. If not look to delonghi for your coffee investment.
It's an older version of the machine. There are 2 versions. 1 with just a steam wand and 1 with the late crema system. The late crema system is really nice and a newer variant.
They all have different numbers of pre set coffee types. All are adjustable within the sub type.
If you are starting out and want a solid entry machine, I would recommend it. I was going to get that one until I decided to just spend the extra money and get the next. The quality of these delonghi machines is leaps above philips.
No problem. The grinder noise is relatively the same. The grinder on the Philips is ceramic and the grinder on the delonghi is steel. That being said, the difference is negligible.
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