Espresso machines · 10 differences · 13 published for only one

Victoria Brewing Profile 3 groups vs Stella Epic 3

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

60 cm Bezzera Victoria Brewing Profile 3 groups espresso machine Unic Stella Epic 3 espresso machine
Victoria Brewing Profile 3 groups 1,050 × 680 × 560 mm Stella Epic 3 980 × 682 × 513 mm

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Specification

FieldVictoria Brewing Profile 3 groupsStella Epic 3
Width 1,050mm 980mm
Depth 680mm 682mm
Height 560mm 513mm
Weight 120kg 100kg
Boiler system Multi-boiler Multi-boiler
Boilers 5 4
Boiler volume 15L 19.3L
PID temperature control Yes not published
Pressure profiling Programmable Programmable
Pre-infusion not published Yes
Group not published Proprietary
Groups 3 3
Water source Plumbed not published
Plumbing Inlet and drain not published
Steam wand not published Cool-touch
Hot-water tap Yes not published
Milk system not published Manual wand
Voltage 230V 230 / 400V
Current not published 30A
Power 8,300W 6,700W
Heating element 8kW 6.7kW
Phase not published Single or three
Type Automatic Automatic
Display Touchscreen not published
Built-in grinder not published No
Output not published 400cups/h
Colours Leather inserts, Wood inserts, Mesh inserts White, Black, Red, Green

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.