Espresso machines · 6 differences · 7 published for only one

AB200 1 Group vs E1 Prima

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 E1 Prima espresso machine
AB200 1 Group 468 × 633 × 490 mm E1 Prima 411 × 510 × 379 mm

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

Specification

FieldAB200 1 GroupE1 Prima
Width 468mm 411mm
Depth 633mm 510mm
Height 490mm 379mm
Weight 40kg 37kg
Boiler volume 5L not published
Groups 1 1
Reservoir not published 1.5L
Steam wand Commercial Commercial
Hot-water tap Yes not published
Milk system Manual wand Manual wand
Voltage 220 / 240V not published
Power 3,200W 2,600W
Heating element 3.2kW 2.6kW
Shot timer Yes not published
Built-in grinder No No
Colours Deep black, Cool grey, White not published
Made in not published Italy

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.