Newbie upgrade decision: used Faema Carisma or Quickmill Andreja

Recommendations for buyers and upgraders from the site's members.
youngstrom
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#1: Post by youngstrom »

I am thinking about upgrading from my DeLonghai EC702 (headache machine) to something much more reliable (recently got a used super jolly so good on grinder). I've been eyeing a very mildly used Carisma for $1K versus the QM Andreja that I can get for $1500. I don't plan on direct plumbing any time soon but it might be nice some day. I don't see much on the Carisma in reviews... Any advice here, these look like very similar machines? Is there any reason to blow an extra $500 of the kid's college money? Should I be looking at something else? I've only been into this stuff for about the last year so I've got a lot to learn...

Thanks

brianl
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#2: Post by brianl »

I looked into the faema for myself and could only find people having issues. I guess because it's a 1.0 release machine. You should also consider the bezzera magica as well but portion only expanding the budget at this point