Espresso machines · 2 differences · 2 published for only one

ST400 / ST800 vs W-Xpress 1 Group

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

60 cm Astoria ST400 / ST800 espresso machine Wega W-Xpress 1 Group espresso machine
ST400 / ST800 622 × 591 × 673 mm W-Xpress 1 Group 622 × 673 × 591 mm

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

Specification

FieldST400 / ST800W-Xpress 1 Group
Width 622mm 622mm
Depth 591mm 673mm
Height 673mm 591mm
Weight 79kg 79kg
Boiler system Dual Dual
Boiler volume 6.3L 6.3L
Groups not published 1
Steam wand Commercial Commercial
Milk system Manual wand Manual wand
Voltage 220 / 240 / 380 / 415V 220 / 240 / 380 / 415V
Power 6,500W 6,500W
Heating element 6.5kW 6.5kW
Built-in grinder No No
Colours Deep black, 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.