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Breville Bambino Plus BES500 vs Breville Dual Boiler BES920XL

Reddit prefers Breville Bambino Plus BES500 โ€” higher sentiment (100% vs 58% positive).

Breville Bambino Plus BES500
#5 in Espresso MachinesReddit favorite

Breville

Breville Bambino Plus BES500

$479.99

100

Pros

  • +Accessible
  • +Affordable
  • +Best for the price
  • +3 second warmup

Cons

  • โˆ’Not consistent for back-to-back shots
  • โˆ’Some users get 'over it' and wish for better espressos
  • โˆ’May lead to needing an upgrade later, potentially more expensive in the long run
โ€œFor 99.9% of people, a Niche Zero and a Bambino Plus will be plenty. I bought the setup years ago and I haven't felt the need to upgrade once. However, I know two people with Bambinos who are over it โ€
Breville Dual Boiler BES920XL
#3 in Espresso Machines

Breville

Breville Dual Boiler BES920XL

$43.99

58

Pros

  • +solid machine
  • +stable
  • +good workflow
  • +good machine

Cons

  • โˆ’reliability isn't there
  • โˆ’build quality isn't there
  • โˆ’Inferior to df54
  • โˆ’Difference isn't negligible
โ€œThey are a good machine, cheapest good entry into dual boiler.โ€
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