Bambino Plus

Breville’s great, though most people here won’t recommend a machine with a built in grinder. That one comes with a Smart Grinder Pro, which is great for most bean types specially if you’re into Italian espresso/based drinks. You could go for a Bambino Plus and spend the rest ($600ish) on a much bett

Breville Bambino Plus is convenient and just about fits the budget with some stretching. Can't go wrong at that price point, HOWEVER you may want to budget for a grinder to go with it as well

I’m guessing adding some combination of shots + flavoring + alt dairy. Personally I got a decent machine and grinder and started reading up r/espresso. Factoring for the cost of the machine, grinder, dairy, coffee, beans, and flavoring, your break even is pretty quick vs a coffee shop. Breville Bamb

Saang Amazon to? US? Mahal talaga Breville kasi may import charges. Yung Bambino Plus ko, binili ko sa Australia before and sinabay lang pauwi ng Tita ko. If I were you, sa ganyang budget, kuha nalang ng Gemilai 3007Z and DF54 griner. You'd get more for your money. Kung Breville talaga gusto mo, sa

Love the different views this topic will generate :) Barista Express (and most of the all-in-one Breville's) are good in the longish term. Parts fail and these machines have limited repairability. I have a refurb, and this is my second personal Breville machine, and 4th of their's I've bought/used o

Breville bambino plus + lagom casa. Seeing as that he has kids, a quieter grinder that grinds fast would be nice.

Bambino ($299) and the Baratza encore ESP. ($200) Or the bambino plus (399) and a kingrinder k6 (90). Less if Breville do a sale

Buy a Breville Bambino Plus (a variety of colors) for $399 and a DF64 Version 2.5 (also a variety of colors now) from EspressoOutlet.com (pre-order) for $359. These two machines will have you making outstanding espresso and will last you five years + (at a minimum) while you learn to become an exper

I have no idea about wattage converting or warranty claims in south east Asia but out of these two machines the Breville is higher quality and will make better coffee. That said, as someone with a Breville Barista Express, if I were purchasing an entry level espresso machine again I would get a Brev

The letdown here is that Breville doesn't offer an otherwise advanced unit w/o a built in grinder. I find Breville grinders to be where costs are cut the most. They feel and sound cheap, and in my experience grind inconsistently. Now I have a DF54 and it's been a rock solid performer with my Bambino