Espresso machines · 8 differences · 7 published for only one

AB200 1 Group vs Athena Leva 3 Group

Astoria and Victoria Arduino, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.

60 cm Astoria AB200 1 Group espresso machine Victoria Arduino Athena Leva 3 Group espresso machine
AB200 1 Group 468 × 633 × 490 mm Athena Leva 3 Group 840 × 710 × 550 mm

Images: Astoria (CMA), Victoria Arduino, the manufacturers' product photographs, scaled by each published height. About our images

Specification

FieldAB200 1 GroupAthena Leva 3 Group
Width 468mm 840mm
Depth 633mm 710mm
Height 490mm 550mm
Weight 40kg 75kg
Boiler volume 5L 22.8L
Pressure profiling not published Preinfusion
Pre-infusion not published Yes
Group not published Lever
Groups 1 3
Steam wand Commercial Commercial
Hot-water tap Yes not published
Milk system Manual wand Manual wand
Voltage 220 / 240V not published
Power 3,200W 5,000W
Heating element 3.2kW 5kW
Shot timer Yes not published
Built-in grinder No No
Colours Deep black, Cool grey, White 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.