Espresso machines · 13 differences · 5 published for only one

Steel Uno PID vs DE1PRO

Ascaso and Decent Espresso, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.

60 cm Ascaso Steel Uno PID espresso machine Decent Espresso DE1PRO
Steel Uno PID 270 × 315 × 360 mm DE1PRO 232 × 369 × 420 mm

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Specification

FieldSteel Uno PIDDE1PRO
Width 270mm 232mm
Depth 315mm 369mm
Height 360mm 420mm
Weight 12kg 10kg
Boiler system Thermoblock not published
Boilers 1 0
PID temperature control Yes Yes
Warm-up 1min 4.5min
Pump Vibratory not published
Brew pressure not published 9.5bar
Pressure profiling Preinfusion Programmable
Pre-infusion Yes Yes
Group Thermoblock group Proprietary
Groups 1 1
Water source Reservoir Reservoir
Reservoir 2L 2L
Plumbing None not published
Steam wand Cool-touch Cool-touch
Hot-water tap No Yes
Milk system Manual wand Manual wand
Voltage 120V 110V
Power 1,050W 1,500W
Phase Single Single
Type Automatic Automatic
Display LCD Touchscreen
Shot timer Yes Yes
Built-in grinder No No
Colours Black, White, Inox (stainless) Black, White, Pink, Yellow, Blue, Green, Clear
Made in Spain not published

A lit cell is the better value only where nobody would argue (more capacity, less retention, a lower list price, a feature present) and only when both makers publish the figure. "Not published" is never counted as a loss.