De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S vs De'Longhi Magnifica Evo ECAM29084SB

Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours

Scores higher on drinks & milk system, capacity & refills, ease of use.

Automatic milk drinks and iced coffee at one touch, above the manual Magnifica Start

Scores higher on value for money.

• +Two milk systems, LatteCrema Hot and LatteCrema Cool, which nothing else here has.
• +Cold foam for iced drinks rather than hot foam poured over ice.
• +Cold coffee in minutes from De'Longhi's Cold Extraction Technology.
• +A 6.24 inch cup clearance and a travel mug that takes 15 of the recipes up to 16 oz.
• +Custom recipes and four user profiles through De'Longhi's Coffee Link app.

• −$1,999.95, the third dearest bean-to-cup on this site, after the JURA Z10 and E8.
• −De'Longhi's own pages say cold brew takes under 3 minutes and under 5 minutes.
• −It markets 50+ recipes and names 31 in its own comparison table.
• −No burr material is published, and nothing says whether the brew group comes out.
• −The warranty is two years, with a third only on registration.

• +Seven one-touch drinks including cappuccino, latte macchiato and iced coffee.
• +The same 13-setting conical burr grinder as the cheaper Magnifica Start.
• +An Over Ice recipe built in rather than improvised with a tall glass.
• +A 139mm cup clearance, so a travel mug fits under it.
• +Filter, scoop, hardness test, brush and descaler all in the box.

• −De'Longhi's own page calls the milk system both a LatteCrema System and a traditional frother.
• −It claims My Latte saves your own recipes while its spec table says you cannot create recipes.
• −$899.95 against $699.99 for the Magnifica Start, which shares the grinder and the pump.
• −No burr material and no statement of whether the brew group is removable.
• −The warranty is two years, with a third only if you register the machine.