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Breville Bambino Plus BES500 vs Rancilio Silvia Pro X

Reddit prefers Breville Bambino Plus BES500 — higher sentiment (100% vs 63% 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

  • −Not consistent for back-to-back shots
  • −Some users get 'over it' and wish for better espressos
  • −May lead to needing an upgrade later, potentially more expensive in the long run
“For 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 ”
Full reviewAmazon · $479.99
Rancilio Silvia Pro X
#26 in Espresso Machines

Rancilio

Rancilio Silvia Pro X

$92.00

63

Pros

  • +dual boiler
  • +built like tanks
  • +better machine
  • +amazing machine

Cons

  • −Has a brass boiler
  • −occasional reliability issues
  • −vacuum relief valve on the steam boiler starting to hiss after less than one year
  • −huge
“I wanted a solid base that I could mod and chose the SPX. In stock form, it's a good machine but has its drawbacks. With the Gaggimate, I believe it's one of the better machines overall and I'm planni”
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Full reviewAmazon · $92.00
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