Espresso machines · 7 differences · 13 published for only one

Arcadia De PID 1 group vs Boxer Evo 3 groups

Bezzera and Rocket Espresso, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.

60 cm Bezzera Arcadia De PID 1 group espresso machine Rocket Espresso Boxer Evo 3 groups
Arcadia De PID 1 group 644 × 565 × 525 mm Boxer Evo 3 groups 850 × 490 × 471 mm

Images: Bezzera, Rocket Espresso, the manufacturers' product photographs, scaled by each published height. About our images

Specification

FieldArcadia De PID 1 groupBoxer Evo 3 groups
Width 644mm 850mm
Depth 565mm 490mm
Height 525mm 471mm
Weight 51kg not published
Cup clearance 140mm 86mm
Boiler system Heat exchanger Heat exchanger
Boilers 1 1
Boiler volume 5L 23L
Boiler material Copper Copper
PID temperature control Yes not published
Group Proprietary not published
Groups 1 3
Water source Plumbed not published
Plumbing Inlet and drain not published
Steam wand not published Cool-touch
Hot-water tap Yes not published
Milk system not published Manual wand
Voltage 230V not published
Power 2,500W 5,000W
Heating element 2.03kW not published
Type Automatic Automatic
Display LCD not published
Shot timer not published Yes
Colours not published Stainless steel, White, Black

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.