Most coffee machine shopping in Australia ends up as a choice between two models that look alike and cost $200 apart. These pages take those pairs one at a time: what actually differs, what owners say, and who each one suits. Prices and stock are checked against The Good Guys and the brands' own stores.
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Manual espresso machines
Compact, no grinder
Built-in grinder
Dual boiler and Oracle
Automatic bean-to-cup machines
Capsule machines
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