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Advice on this DeLonghi espresso machine

  • 22-10-2014 3:36pm
    #1
    cmac2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭


    Hi All

    Just wondering if anyone here has any experience with the below DeLonghi product. Looking to buy my first machine, at the lower end of the market obviously, just want something around the €100 mark. If anyone has one of these could you please let me know what it is like? Open to any other suggestions as well. Many thanks from a newbie!

    Sorry can't post any links or pics. Machine is the Delonghi black 'Motivo' ECC220.B espresso coffee machine


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  • #2
    babybuilder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭babybuilder


    Hi
    I had one of these machines. Makes very good espresso for the price. Got mine up north in Curry's for £60. The Delonghi EC152 Pump Espresso Coffee Machine is a similar machine and is what I use at the moment. However, the 220 had greater height cup clearance for using larger cups and mugs. Don't expect any of these to last more than 1-2 years. It depends how how many shots you brew each day. My 220 lasted about 18 months and we were getting 5 or 6 shots a day from it. Luckily I had purchased an extended warranty of 3 years (for£12).
    These machines are good value and with proper maintenance and descaling could last longer. I have never used the pods, always ground my own coffee with a Rocky doserless grinder and ordered fresh beans online. The beans and grinder are probably more important that the espresso machine.


  • #3
    cmac2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭cmac2009


    Thanks for the feedback. It looks like a good entry level machine and I can get it for around the €100 euro mark. Hopefully last two plus years though!! Noted about the beans and grinder. Will look into that


  • #4
    keith_d99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,933 ✭✭✭keith_d99


    This looks to be reduced but coming in around the €280 mark

    Have a similar machine and very happy with it

    Looks like they have dropped £60 off it
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057173350


  • #5
    cmac2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭cmac2009


    Thanks for suggestion. Unfortunately that's a bit outside my price range. Maybe next time!


  • #6
    blobbie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 673 ✭✭✭blobbie


    Ordered one of these yesterday:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00921Q4QW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

    Decent discount and, overall, has decent reviews.


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