Espresso machines · 7 differences · 12 published for only one

Unica vs New Domus Bar

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

60 cm Bezzera Unica espresso machine
Unica 250 × 425 × 375 mm New Domus Bar 300 × 250 × 345 mm

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Specification

FieldUnicaNew Domus Bar
Width 250mm 300mm
Depth 425mm 250mm
Height 375mm 345mm
Weight 18.5kg 10.5kg
Boiler system Single Single
Boilers 1 1
Boiler volume 0.5L 0.25L
Boiler material not published Stainless
PID temperature control Yes not published
Pump Vibratory Vibratory
Brew pressure not published 15bar
Groups 1 1
Portafilter not published 58mm
Water source Reservoir Reservoir
Reservoir 3L 2.7L
Plumbing not published None
Steam wand not published Commercial
Hot-water tap not published Yes
Milk system Manual wand Manual wand
Voltage 120V 230V
Power not published 950W
Phase not published Single
Type Semi-automatic Semi-automatic
Display not published Analogue gauge
Built-in grinder not published Yes
Colours not published Stainless steel

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.