Hello Baristas!

Decided to make birthday present for myself next month and buy new awesome machine instead my old Gaggia Carrezza. There is no single coffee equipment store around thousands miles so i can choose my new machine by reading and browsing and not looking and feeling

I drink two-three shots per day and rarely make coffee for moderate company. Mostly i drink lattes and cappuccinos, that's why steaming is most important for me. Also I have good (i think so) grinder - Vario.

Initially i doubting on two models - Rocket and QuickMill but then i found dual boiler Expobar for same price from Bella Barista. I had read a lot of reviews, videos and so on, but can not choose between.
Expobar should be good machine but i think dual boiler should weight more than HX machine but it is not, it weight only 20 kilos when Andreja and Rocket both weight 22-23kg. This point me to question of quality. Should i buy this Expobar or more quality (i think) Andreja or Rocket? Personally i like a lot look and construction of Rocket Giotto but i read about less powerful steam than Andreja and single gauge instead dual gauge on Andreja and small drip tray.

So here is my list:
1. QuickMill Andreja Premium
2. Rocket Cellini\Giotto Premium
3. Expobar Leva Dual Boiler

Please, help me to choose right machine.

Anton

If you are comfortable with the differences between a HX and a dual boiler involved with steaming, I'd lean toward either HX. For the same cost you'll be getting a much higher level of quality with the HX machines. Both the Rocket and QuickMill are outstanding machines.

thanks, i went with HX
my Cellini Evoluzione arrived yesterday.