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Arcadia De PID 2 groups vs Uragano

Bezzera and Quick Mill, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.

60 cm Bezzera Arcadia De PID 2 groups espresso machine Quick Mill Uragano espresso machine
Arcadia De PID 2 groups 824 × 565 × 525 mm Uragano 740 × 530 × 530 mm

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Specification

FieldArcadia De PID 2 groupsUragano
Width 824mm 740mm
Depth 565mm 530mm
Height 525mm 530mm
Weight 63kg 57kg
Cup clearance 140mm not published
Boiler system Heat exchanger Heat exchanger
Boilers 1 1
Boiler volume 11L 7.5L
Boiler material Copper Copper
PID temperature control Yes No
Pump not published Rotary
Group Proprietary Proprietary
Groups 2 2
Water source Plumbed Plumbed
Plumbing Inlet and drain Inlet
Steam wand not published Cool-touch
Hot-water tap Yes Yes
Milk system not published Manual wand
Voltage 230V 120V
Power 5,700W 2,700W
Heating element 4.9kW not published
Type Automatic Automatic
Display LCD Analogue gauge
Shot timer not published No
Built-in grinder not published No
Made in not published Italy

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.