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Arcadia De PID 1 group vs Compact HX-2 PID

Bezzera and ECM Manufacture, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.

60 cm Bezzera Arcadia De PID 1 group espresso machine ECM Compact HX-2 PID espresso machine
Arcadia De PID 1 group 644 × 565 × 525 mm Compact HX-2 PID 650 × 510 × 480 mm

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Specification

FieldArcadia De PID 1 groupCompact HX-2 PID
Width 644mm 650mm
Depth 565mm 510mm
Height 525mm 480mm
Weight 51kg 58kg
Cup clearance 140mm not published
Boiler system Heat exchanger Heat exchanger
Boilers 1 1
Boiler volume 5L 9L
Boiler material Copper Stainless
PID temperature control Yes Yes
Warm-up not published 30min
Pump not published Rotary
Pressure profiling not published Preinfusion
Pre-infusion not published Yes
Group Proprietary Ring
Groups 1 2
Water source Plumbed Plumbed
Plumbing Inlet and drain Inlet and drain
Hot-water tap Yes Yes
Milk system not published Manual wand
Voltage 230V 230V
Power 2,500W 3,000W
Heating element 2.03kW not published
Phase not published Three
Type Automatic Automatic
Display LCD LCD
Shot timer not published Yes
Built-in grinder not published No
Colours not published Anthracite, Cement grey, Black
Made in not published Germany

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.