Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine vs Jura E8 (NAC)

The JURA that adds milk drinks, sitting between the black-coffee E4 and the E8

Scores higher on value for money, build quality & warranty, kitchen fit & noise.

A household that wants seventeen one-touch drinks, espresso to latte macchiato, with no barista skill at all

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

• +Eleven drinks including cappuccino, espresso macchiato and a portion of milk foam.
• +Ten programmable coffee strength levels, where the E4 gives three.
• +A variable brewing unit that doses 5 to 16g, the same range as the dearer JURA machines.
• +CLEARYL Smart+ with automatic filter detection, which JURA says removes the need to descale.
• +Zero watt standby and a 16 serving grounds container.

• −Wi-Fi Connect is not included. The machine is app compatible and the dongle costs $75 extra.
• −JURA publishes no price on its own product page; its shop lists $1,899.
• −The warranty is two years or 6,000 brews, whichever comes first.
• −JURA does not publish the number of grind settings anywhere on the machine's page.

• +17 one-touch specialities, from 2 x espresso and 2 x coffee to cortado, flat white and latte macchiato.
• +Automatic one-touch cleaning of the milk system, which is the part of bean-to-cup machines people most often neglect.
• +A powder chute for ground coffee, so you can make a decaf without emptying the beans.
• +CLEARYL Smart+ filter with an RFID chip that tells the machine when the filter is used up.
• +10 coffee strength levels and 7 grind settings, made in Portugal.

• −Jura publishes no price on its own page, and at $2,599.00 from a dealer it costs well over twice the Philips 4300 LatteGo on this site.
• −Cup clearance tops out at 111 mm, so tall latte glasses may not fit under the spout.
• −A 280 g bean container and 1.9 l tank mean frequent refills in a busy household.
• −The dealer lists a plastic housing, which is ordinary at this price in bean-to-cup machines but worth knowing.