Looking for an affordable coffee machine in Australia

[EBogdan]

Hello,

A friend of mine living in Australia asked me if I can recommend him a good shop (either offline or online, but must deliver in Sidney) for a good, yet affordable coffee machine.

After a few hours of research the best one I could found was: Coffee Machines and espresso machines.

Can any of you please recommend me a better alternative? Or at least can you please check and tell me if their prices sounds right or not?

Thank you in advance for your help!

 

[AngerManagement]

Get him to check out the Local forums as they often have sponsors and or feedback that can be of assistance when looking for a supplier. Crema might be a good start.

Mind you "Good but affordable" is a bit of a piece of string... I know plenty where a GS3 would fit that spec.

Need more detail.

Manual
one or two group
Dual boiler
HX
How many coffees in a sitting
Black or Milk based
Plumbed or Tank
How much kitchen space does he have..

OH and lets not forget the grinder.. Grinder = about 0.75 of the machine price for a good one..

So how how much does he have to spend > than $2.5k or < $1000

 

[CCafe]

Get him to check out the Local forums as they often have sponsors and or feedback that can be of assistance when looking for a supplier. Crema might be a good start.

Mind you "Good but affordable" is a bit of a piece of string... I know plenty where a GS3 would fit that spec.

Need more detail.

Manual
one or two group
Dual boiler
HX
How many coffees in a sitting
Black or Milk based
Plumbed or Tank
How much kitchen space does he have..

OH and lets not forget the grinder.. Grinder = about 0.75 of the machine price for a good one..

So how how much does he have to spend > than $2.5k or < $1000

Pick one but not both. You can't have a HX with a dual boiler setup as that defeats the purpose of a dual boiler design!

 

[EBogdan]

Somewhere around $1000 - $1500; that's the budget.

 

[CoffeeMagic]

A good person to contact is Chris at talkcoffee dot com dot au. They have showrooms in Sydney and Melbourne. Tip: if your friend is a member of the coffeesnobs forum there is a page at TalkCoffee with discounts for coffeesnobs