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Breville 800ES $613 Manual
Breville BarVista BES200 $250 Manual
Breville Café Roma ESP8C $319 Manual
Breville Café Venezia BES250 $350 Manual
Breville Fresca BES860 $999 Semi-automatic
Breville Professional 800 Collection BES820 $800 Semi-automatic
Breville The Dual Boiler BES900 $1,800 Semi-automatic
DeLonghi EN265BAE Citiz and Milk $570 Capsule
DeLonghi EN95 Nespresso Essenza $430 Capsule
DeLonghi Icona ECO310 $400 Manual
DeLonghi Lattissima+ EN520 $699 Capsule
Gaggia Baby Twin $1,565 Semi-automatic
Gaggia Classic $1,300 Manual
La Pavoni Eurobar EBR24A $999 Manual
La Pavoni Stradivari SPL $2,099 Hand pump
La Pavoni Stradivari STL $1,699 Hand pump
Map Bella SO4 $450 Capsule
Nuova Simonelli Oscar Professional $1,400 Manual
Saeco Via Venezia Espresso $695 Manual
Sunbeam Artista EM 5900 $700 Manual
Sunbeam Café Crema II EM4820 $350 Manual
Sunbeam Café Latte EM5600 $400 Manual
Sunbeam Café Series Twin EM6910 $1,099 Semi-automatic
Sunbeam Piccolo Espresso EM2800 $170 Manual

Guide to the table

Price is based on a February 2012 survey.

Capsule models - the DeLonghi capsule models were tested with Nespresso Roma capsules. The Map Bella was tested with Venezia capsules.

Milk frothing - (a) = tested with the froth enhancer removed because this method gave a better result.

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About our test

Coffee-making (60% of overall score) is derived from scores in our individual tests for Taste (3 experts evaluated crema colour and thickness and the coffee's aroma, flavour, mouth-feel and aftertaste), Coffee temperature (4 cups made in a just-warmed-up machine and another 4 in a machine warmed up for 15 minutes) and Temperature range (consistency of temperature across the cups).

Milk-frothing (10% of overall score) is evaluated on froth quality and ease of using the frothing mechanism. Ease of use (30% of overall score) is assessed on convenience of water container and filter, controls, exterior cleaning, and operating the unit.