Espresso machines · 9 differences · 11 published for only one

Victoria Brewing Profile 2 groups vs Slim Jim Duette

Bezzera and Kees van der Westen, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.

60 cm Bezzera Victoria Brewing Profile 2 groups espresso machine
Victoria Brewing Profile 2 groups 820 × 680 × 560 mm Slim Jim Duette 940 × 710 × 410 mm

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Specification

FieldVictoria Brewing Profile 2 groupsSlim Jim Duette
Width 820mm 940mm
Depth 680mm 710mm
Height 560mm 410mm
Weight 100kg not published
Boiler system Multi-boiler Multi-boiler
Boilers 4 3
Boiler volume 14L 12.1L
Boiler material not published Stainless
PID temperature control Yes Yes
Pump not published Rotary
Pressure profiling Programmable Preinfusion
Pre-infusion not published Yes
Group not published Saturated
Groups 2 2
Water source Plumbed Plumbed
Plumbing Inlet and drain Inlet and drain
Hot-water tap Yes Yes
Milk system not published Manual wand
Voltage 230V 230V
Current not published 27.5A
Power 7,300W 6,325W
Heating element 7kW 5.7kW
Phase not published Three
Type Automatic Automatic
Display Touchscreen not published
Built-in grinder not published No
Colours Leather inserts, Wood inserts, Mesh inserts Any RAL colour (powder coat)
Made in not published Netherlands

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.