Breville Dual Boiler BES920XL

They are a good machine, cheapest good entry into dual boiler.

I think you’re seeing a lot of BDBs because it’s probably the highest selling dual boiler in the past 10 or 15 years.

The spec to price ratio is great but the reliability and build quality isn't there with certain models it seems.

Mine is almost 10 years old, although I bought it second hand last year. It works great.

Something about them not actually being true breville dual boilers but knockoffs with a single cheap thermoblocks or something.

I will say Breville is good to start and buying used is smart. But it might not be long before you spend the money to get a prosumer machine if it is in the budget.

I like my BBE but stopped using the grinder and would like the more powerful steam and other advanced features of the DB.

The BDB has an extremely rich feature set, which it provides at a much lower price than competitors, at the expense of build quality.

Hard to beat the bang for buck of the BDB

If you need a dual boiler, BDB is still the best bang for your buck.

Dual boiler? More like twin engines! That thing about to go 0 to 60 in 3.4 seconds. Looks like a dang car dashboard lol

I just bought a dual boiler, so I wouldn't be the target audience.

I would not buy any Breville beyond the Bambino+, they simply aren't that nice if you're going to spend that kind of money.

Id recommend the dual boiler and a nice electric grinder!