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What decides the choice
The specification that decides whether a bean-to-cup machine stays on the counter is not printed on the box: it is how long the milk system takes to clean. A system with tubes needs around four minutes a day to do properly. A two-part system with no tubes takes under a minute and goes in the dishwasher. Over a year that is the difference between a machine you use and one you resent.
Pressure figures are noise. Every machine in this class quotes fifteen bar, and espresso is extracted at roughly nine anyway. What is worth reading is grinder type and adjustment range: ceramic burrs run cooler than steel, and about twelve steps of adjustment covers every bean you are likely to buy. Beyond that you are buying a hobby, which is fine as long as you know that is the purchase you are making.
Water tank capacity is a better predictor of daily annoyance than most people expect. Under 1.5 litres in a two-person household means filling it most days; over 1.8 means twice a week. The same applies to the bean hopper, which is rarely quoted in grams but usually is in the manual.
Then there is service. A machine whose descaling kit and brew group are still stocked in year five costs far less to own than one replaced in year three, and manufacturers publish parts availability — almost nobody reads it. Widely sold lines are cheaper to keep alive precisely because they are widely sold.
Finally, be honest about drinks. Five presets covers most households. Saved per-person profiles are genuinely useful in a house of four and pure specification inflation in a house of one.