Espresso machines · 4 differences · 7 published for only one

Unica vs Classika PID

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

60 cm Bezzera Unica espresso machine ECM Classika PID espresso machine
Unica 250 × 425 × 375 mm Classika PID 250 × 445 × 395 mm

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Specification

FieldUnicaClassika PID
Width 250mm 250mm
Depth 425mm 445mm
Height 375mm 395mm
Weight 18.5kg 18.5kg
Boiler system Single Single
Boilers 1 1
Boiler volume 0.5L 0.75L
Boiler material not published Stainless
PID temperature control Yes Yes
Warm-up not published 11min
Pump Vibratory Vibratory
Group not published E61
Groups 1 1
Water source Reservoir Reservoir
Reservoir 3L 2.8L
Milk system Manual wand Manual wand
Voltage 120V 120V
Power not published 1,000W
Type Semi-automatic Semi-automatic
Display not published LCD
Shot timer not published Yes
Built-in grinder not published No

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.