Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine vs De'Longhi Dinamica LatteCrema Espresso Machine ECAM35075SI

One-touch milk drinks with a ceramic grinder and a brew unit you can actually take out

Scores higher on value for money, capacity & refills, kitchen fit & noise.

A household that wants eighteen drinks on one button and never touches a steam wand

Scores higher on drinks & milk system, cleaning & upkeep, grinder & grind control.

• +$399.50 against a $1,299.95 median, the least expensive bean-to-cup here
• +A ceramic burr grinder, which Bosch says grinds without overheating the beans
• +One-touch espresso, cappuccino and latte macchiato with an adjustable auto frother
• +A front-access removable brew unit, so the part that gets dirtiest can actually be cleaned

• −A 1.33 litre tank, small for a machine meant to run without attention
• −No pump pressure, wattage or weight is published
• −No warranty term is published

• +Eighteen one-touch recipes, the widest drink list of any machine on this site.
• +An automatic milk carafe that lifts out and goes in the fridge and the dishwasher.
• +Named support for oat, soy and rice milk, which most makers will not commit to.
• +A 13-setting conical grinder, the same resolution as machines at half the price.
• +Iced coffee as a built-in recipe rather than an afterthought.

• −De'Longhi no longer publishes a price: the product page shows a notify button instead.
• −De'Longhi calls the heating a single thermoblock while two large retailers call it dual.
• −No pump pressure, tank size, hopper capacity, weight or dimensions are published by De'Longhi.
• −De'Longhi names only seven of the eighteen recipes and publishes no full list.
• −The LatteCrema technology page linked from its own product page is a dead link.