Espresso machines · 5 differences · 10 published for only one

Hobby vs Classic 30

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

60 cm Bezzera Hobby espresso machine
Hobby 220 × 250 × 350 mm Classic 30 230 × 240 × 380 mm

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Specification

FieldHobbyClassic 30
Width 220mm 230mm
Depth 250mm 240mm
Height 350mm 380mm
Weight 10kg 7.27kg
Boilers 1 not published
Boiler volume 0.25L not published
Group not published Proprietary
Groups 1 1
Water source Reservoir Reservoir
Reservoir 3L not published
Plumbing not published None
Steam wand not published Commercial
Milk system not published Manual wand
Voltage 120V not published
Type Semi-automatic Semi-automatic
Built-in grinder not published No
Colours Stainless steel, Matt black, White, Red Brushed stainless steel with Pierpaolo Gaballo acrobat decoration
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.