Espresso machines · 9 differences · 2 published for only one

AB200 1 Group vs Wbar Pro 2 Group

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

60 cm Astoria AB200 1 Group espresso machine Wega Wbar Pro 2 Group espresso machine
AB200 1 Group 468 × 633 × 490 mm Wbar Pro 2 Group 744 × 571 × 605 mm

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

Specification

FieldAB200 1 GroupWbar Pro 2 Group
Width 468mm 744mm
Depth 633mm 571mm
Height 490mm 605mm
Weight 40kg 82.5kg
Boiler volume 5L 9.5L
Groups 1 2
Steam wand Commercial Commercial
Hot-water tap Yes not published
Milk system Manual wand Manual wand
Voltage 220 / 240V 220 / 240 / 380 / 415V
Power 3,200W 3,650W
Heating element 3.2kW 3.65kW
Shot timer Yes Yes
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.