cubastreet
Espresso Fiend
Yeahbut the 'Mini' is £3,700. Do you have a view on Rocket machines ?
With a domestic version costing £3500, so you would hope. In addition, the cleaning and maintenance required makes it unsuitable for use by all and sundry in an office. Most that I work with struggle with the complexity of a cone and filter.
I'd gone a bit off topic, I was comparing the Linea to the new batch of commercial machines that cost way more.
The rocket is a good machine, but most heat exchanger machines with an e61 group will make the same coffee for less money. I've serviced more rockets than any other machine.
The lever group looks nice, but once the cam and valves wear out, it's a pretty expensive repair ($500+). Most of the ones that need expensive repair look like they have never been backflushed despite the owners swearing they have.
Solenoid groups don't look so cool but will be a lot cheaper in the long run.
For an office I'd recommend a commercial filter machine and good quality beans. They're not fashionable but I think they make better coffee than bean to cup machines.