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Arcadia De PID 1 group vs Mirage Triplette

Bezzera and Kees van der Westen, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.

60 cm Bezzera Arcadia De PID 1 group espresso machine
Arcadia De PID 1 group 644 × 565 × 525 mm Mirage Triplette 920 × 670 × 520 mm

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Specification

FieldArcadia De PID 1 groupMirage Triplette
Width 644mm 920mm
Depth 565mm 670mm
Height 525mm 520mm
Weight 51kg 80kg
Cup clearance 140mm not published
Boiler system Heat exchanger Heat exchanger
Boilers 1 1
Boiler volume 5L 18.8L
Boiler material Copper Copper
PID temperature control Yes Yes
Brew pressure not published 9bar
Group Proprietary E61
Groups 1 3
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
Current not published 27.8A
Power 2,500W 6,400W
Heating element 2.03kW 6kW
Phase not published Three
Type Automatic Automatic
Display LCD not published
Built-in grinder not published No
Colours not published Engine turned, Crackle black powder coat, Any RAL colour (powder coat)
Made in not published Netherlands

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.