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De'Longhi Magnifica S Fully Automatic Coffee Machine - Black $558.25 Delivered @ Amazon UK via AU

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The cheapest I could find this at the moment - has been slightly cheaper (~$510) before but with the free shipping this actually works out cheaper.

Currently:
$679 @ Catch.com.au
$749 @ Jb hifi
$829 - good guys

Price History at C CamelCamelCamel.

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  • +18

    Love this machine, always makes great coffee.

    • +4

      same… i got mine refurbished for $500 and still love it

    • What's your normal grind size, coffee amount and chosen cup size (single or double)?

      • +2

        For grind size, if you're talking about the knob inside where the coffee beans go in, that's left at default (6), and the knob on the front of the machine turned to 3 o'clock.

        As for cup size we use the ALDI brand double walled glasses (like the Bodum styled ones). I think they're 100ml? Machine is set to fill up about 3/4 of the way full.

    • +4

      Had to reduce the flow, default put too much water through the beans. But super reliable, hasn't skipped a beat, and always great coffee.

      • +1

        Yeah definitely needs a bit of tinkering to start, but once you've set it up properly it's so good!

  • This one, or the more recent Latte Go series from Phillips?

    • I got Philips 2200 Classis at black friday for $500. This did not had free shipping :( Philips works fine, cannot complain, but cannot compare either

      • Care to elaborate?

        • +2

          Think he means he can't compare them because he doesn't have this one..

          • @XeKToReX: Can't compare to like Jura?

          • @XeKToReX: Thanks, lol

    • I have OP’s Delonghi at work, and Philips 4300 on the road, will post personal opinion here once received and after dialed in.
      Having said that, I do love the Delonghi a lot, no matter whether it’s an espresso or long black, never missed a beat.

  • What other machines to grinding as well in this price range?

    Is grind size automatic too?

    • There is a knob to tune the grinding finess at the tray where you add the beans.

    • Flair Signature ($300) plus manual grinder 1Zpresso JX Pro ($250) gets to the same price.

      • difficult market and no milk frother but 100% agree the espresso from this with freshly roasted beans will be 1000*better

        • Yeah, as soon as you add that the price jumps alot

          This is pretty affordable

  • +2

    Comes with UK plug i assume?

    • +2

      going by the comments on the Amazon landing page, its a UK plug.

      • +1

        Changing the plug would almost certainly void any warranty. Unless you use a converter…

        • Why did you get negged? Lol

        • Some of the Delonghi machines have a separate power cable (IEC), not sure if this one does though.

  • +3

    This is one of the better automatic machines.

  • +1

    I've had one for 6 years now and it's still going strong on 4-5 cups a day. They're also our machine of choice at work for the small sites.

  • +11

    Calling it fully automatic is a bit misleading it is semi automatic. It has manual milk frothing.

    • +2

      Marketing words gone crazy. We need to look for something like “one touch cappuccino”.

      • Check out the new Philips super automatic LatteGo 4300 or 2200

    • -7

      Milk isnt part of coffee. Milk is what some people add to spoil coffee; but the coffee itself is fully automatic.

      • +10

        First of all, how dare you

    • That's incredibly misleading, milk frothing is the most tedious part.

      On that note, any suggestions for automatic milk frothers?

      • BMF600

  • +1

    How is this compared to the dual boiler ozb favourite?

    • +10

      Not many things can beat the dual boiler at its price point, hence ozb fave

    • +7

      The dual boiler is almost twice the price and doesn't include a grinder

      • We need to compare discounted price for both. I've seen dual boiler 999 for machine and grinder. Yes still double.

        • +1

          The included grinder (smart grinder pro) while decent isn't good enough imo.

          Dual boiler needs a great grinder as it's a great machine, you're talking $500-$600+ for electric burr of good enough quality or $250ish for a jxpro manual grinder.

          • @TEER3X: I don't know how anal you are, but i've been using the smart grinder for 7 years and it has not missed a beat… how much better is something $500 going to be compared to the $159 i spent on the Breville?

    • Apples

  • +3

    can vouch that it is a great machine. we have 1 in the office, 1 at home and 1 at the in-laws. no complaints.

  • +3

    have had it for more than a year now, purchased from reading ozb comments from a deal at the time, going so well with 2 -3 coffees made every day. Coffee made is perfect too almost as good as a coffee from a cafe! And I get to experiment with various coffee beans too :)

  • OOS?

  • +9

    I love this machine, had mine about a year. Paid maybe $550 from the Good Guys at the time.

    A note to test and adjust the water hardness setting, else it will tell you that you need to descale every week. Sydney water is really soft, so now mine only prompts every few months.

    Also if you drink multiple coffees during the day, max-out the standby time (3hrs) so you don't have to keep powering it back on. I wish it allowed for slightly longer though (4hrs).

    Only annoying thing I find is the relatively small water reservoir and water drainage. Would like slightly bigger of both to avoid having to refill and empty as often. Having said that, it's a quick 30 second task every day or two.

    And another tip for good coffee; set the grind to as fine as possible. Then if you face problems with blockage, back off the settings a bit.

    And one more final one, the steam wand is a bit crappy on this. Has only a small boiler so you can't knock out several jugs of hot milk. I use a separate Aldi milk frother now anyway.

    • Does this measure the amount of water that it pours into the cup?

      • You can adjust the presets for the pour volume, if that's what you mean.

    • Thats my issue at the moment… i drink 3 cups a day and every 4-5 weeks it asks me for a descale. Do you have an online resource where I can follow to adjust the water hardness setting?

    • My milk frothing component on this machine died (still makes very acceptable black coffees) and I missed out on the Aldi milk frother. Would you recommend another milk frother if you didn't have the Aldi one? -Ta

      • Butting in, use a frothing whisk (as low as $2.50 at Ikea) they work quite well.

        BTW on youtube there are a number of videos on fixing these machines. In my case there was a clear description and walk thru on how to fix the grinder. So maybe worth search for frother repair you might get lucky.

      • I used to have a Nespresso Aerocinno, but prefer the Aldi machine as it is easier to clean …and 1/3 of the price.

        The Aldi one isn't a special buy, it's available year-round in the part of the store where you buy the Aldi capsules and coffee machines (at least it is at my local store). https://www.aldi.com.au/en/groceries/pantry/coffee/coffee-de…

    • And another tip for good coffee; set the grind to as fine as possible. Then if you face problems with blockage, back off the settings a bit.

      This.

  • +2

    Got the previous generation in the office, made 4,000+ cups so far, still going strong. Perfect espresso/long black every time, with beautiful aroma and crema on top.

    • How do you check how many coffees it's made

      • +2

        It has a statistic peg in the menu and I think it’s good to have lol

  • +3

    Hmm, I'm going against the trend here. Have a Perfecta at home and Magnifica at work.

    Not a huge fan.

    I have repaired a few of these machines ( and they are great to work on, and parts are reasonable), but they don't compete with the average Breville semi auto or manual machine.

    The problem is the way the brew head works. Standard pressurised port a filter, and the real issue is the tamp pressure is preset.

    Normally you want a nice 20 second slow extraction of real dark 'joy''. These things pump out a dark brown liquid in a short amount of time.

    I still use it week days, and make a decent coffee on the weekends. My partner wont touch it and prefers instant to these machines, and I use the same beans for both the week days and weekends. The taste is completely different when you set the tamp and have a deeper shot.

    So is it cafe quality.. definitely not. But you can get some texture out of it. I prefer it over instant, my partner doesn't.

    P.S.

    • +1

      Almost all automatics use a pressurised basket and auto tamping, it's a compromise between automation and quality. At this price range anyway.

    • +6

      Instant? WTF, do they still have tastebuds? Do you live in a nuclear zone which might've impacted your partner's tastebuds?

      • +1

        Yeah..dunno. Only the Nescafe Gold instant. Which is tolerable…sort of…

        • +1

          I rate nescafe gold - it's quite smooth and has a great smell which I enjoy.

          Not a coffee snob though but it's my goto when i don't have time to make a proper cup and i've had like 2hours sleep from a crying baby

          • @eddyah: I'm a pseudo coffee snob and have no issue drinking instant.

          • @eddyah: That's a fragment. What do you rate it?

    • Yeah it sounds too good to be true

    • -1

      I totally agree. I had a previous model Magnifica and thought it made OK coffee at the time. I subsequently upgraded to a manual Breville, and the difference was night and day. I had to go back to the Magnifica for a few days while my Breville was out of action, but found the coffee so bad (in comparison) I just went without. With regards to instant, I'm inclined to agree that it's probably at least as good as the Magnifica.

  • +5

    May be a dumb question but, how does this compare to nespresso? I am a long black and espresso kind of guy.

    • +15

      Not a dumb question. They would be on par - neither spectacular - but this allows you to use fresh beans of your choice at a much lower cost and substantially less waste.

      • +8

        Dont know why Dingo was negged.
        I agree. Same physics really, except one brews in a pod, one brews in a reusable chamber. Have a + vote from me for mentioning the reduced environmental impact and square away that neg.

    • +5

      Better than nespresso, worse than real espresso.

      Good compromise though. Far less wasteful (packaging of nespresso), more variety in beans, and a lot cheaper to run. Costs more to buy than a typical nespresso machine, but will last a lot longer and be repairable after the 4-5 years it usually takes to start seeing issues.

      If you can't/won't invest the time & effort on a proper espresso machine, these are alright.

    • There no comparison. This opens up the freedom to jump on the various coffee bean sales on OzB

    • +4

      My 2nd Nespresso machine in 10 years died so I took the plunge and got this after a lot of research about 2 months ago. Just to note, this machine rates very highly on Choice FWIW.

      Very happy with it as a bean-to-cup machine without too much messing around, so perfect transition from the Nespresso. It's great to be able to use different beans. I am a long black/espresso drinker too.

    • Pretty comparable, depending on the beans that you are using.

      I was a long time Nespresso drinker (over 10 years) and only last year switched to this machine due to the cost savings. When you are doing a few coffees a day (at say 60-80c/pod for Nespresso) this machine breaks even pretty quickly.

      The Magnifica shots to be on the conservative side would be say 15g, which means 1kg of beans gives you 66 shots. 66 Nespresso pods are $40-53 (60-80c/pod). So any beans you buy for less than $40/kg means you are winning. From memory the Magnifica single shots are actually a bit less than 15g when on the max setting, so the savings are even higher than this.

      • +2

        I'm using an older model of this machine and doing 3x shots (on average) a day. I use a kilo a month based on my bean orders. So my old machine must be using significantly less than that. The pour is fine (former barista of 7 years), and I have the grind set to 3. The blend is Suuweet from My Cuppa.

        So, I don't know what black magic my machine is using, but I consistently get great shots from it despite it being a bean-to-cup and despite it apparently using coffee dust to do it. It's 100% better than my old nespresso and, as much as I love my old Gaggia Factory, the best machine for my morning routine.

        • +1

          Your numbers aren't too far off. A kilo a month would put you at something like 90 shots @ just over 11 grams a shot (I think). My numbers are conservative.

          Don't get me wrong, i've got no regrets after making the switch!

          • +1

            @ferguson: Me either! I got mine for $400 as a factory second (still had the protective stickers but not in the original box) from Delonghi almost 4 years ago and it's never missed a beat. Love it so much I'd pay full price for a replacement.

  • -6

    Don’t get this garbage, there’s better machines out there like my Delonghi Eletta Cappucino Top automatic that simply outclasses this one. Bought mine for $600 brand new on Amazon last year.

    • +3

      Source? Maybe you should have posted it here.

      You haven’t really explained how your machine outclasses this. Could you expand? Have you used both?

      Also I’d rather kill myself than live with an automatic milk frother, but hey, maybe we’re both being a bit dramatic.

      • Bambino plus (manual machine) has an automatic or manual milk frother, you can choose. Automatic is pretty decent and you can steam the milk while you get your shot ready.

        • Sure but the “automatic” frother on the bambino plus is quite different to the one that comes on an auto machine. For instance I’ve never had a hot coffee from an auto - be it Jura, Delonghi or Philips. It’s always lukewarm. The bambino has a temperature sensor and you can alter the temp of the milk. Just for clarity - I don’t like a scalding hot coffee… but I don’t like it tepid either.

          • @jackary: Off topic, but I wish I could control brew temperatures with the bambino, its major shortfall. That and the fact you have to buy single wall baskets separately.

            Is there anyway to get a hotter coffee from the autos? Can you pull some blank shots and maybe microwave the mug first?

            • @TEER3X: Oh really? I haven’t really read a lot into the newer Brevilles - at the moment I have the Infuser where you can somewhat alter the brew temperature (- or + 2 degrees), and it also came with the 4 baskets, single and double wall in single and double shot sizes. Bit stingy on Breville!

    • +2

      Don't get…the machine that's most consistently recommended semi-auto for years now? The one that came in a whopping 1% behind in Choice's comparison with a $2300 Jura E8 and a $4k Jura Z10? Whereas the Eletta you're recommending came in the mid-60% range? OK

    • +1

      With exception to the hot water/frothing circuit, these machines are virtually identical internally.

      You're getting exactly the same coffee out of both machines.

  • I would go a Breville Express over this anyday!

    • +1

      This is for people who don't want to make their own coffee but want something reasonable.
      I sold this and got a breville barista express.

      I wss kidding myself about the quality of coffee coming out from these. You won't get anything near decent cafe level.
      But it suits a non coffee snob

      • @badonde Off they go to Coles for some Lavazza!

      • I have the Breville Bambino Pro which makes excellent coffee. (on par with most cafes in my opinion, and I would guess better than this De'Longhi by a decent margin)

        It's also arguably just as 'automatic' as this De'Longhi, just in a different way, since it does auto-milk with its steaming wand, but not auto coffee…

        Edit: I would also strongly recommend AGAINST these 'automatic' coffee makers. I've tried coffees from a number of them, and I've never been impressed. This falls under personal preference, but I think there's a lot of coffee drinkers that would concur.

  • +1

    I've had one of these for about 5 months and I love it for its ease of use and good coffee.

  • Great machine. Had one in frequent use for 5 years. Paid $399 in 2017.

    Actually, we have two of these. The 2nd was a gift. I'm reminded that the early models had an issue with the coffee grinder. It was all plastic :-( Ours was fixed under recall.

    I'll mention both have occasionally brought up "I'm dead and no longer want to to make your coffee" error lights. The trick is to unplug the machine from the power point, wait a few seconds and power back up. All good.

  • +2

    I’ve had a Magnifica since 2008 and made thousands of coffees. Never has skipped a beat. You can dial it in to make pretty good coffee. The convenience can’t be beat (unless you get a fully automatic). If you want to hone the craft of fine espresso, you probably want something with more control but this is a great home machine.

  • +4

    Great machine. Have had one at home for nearly 3 years making ~10 cups a day. Just got one for the office

    Tips / things to note If you’re getting one:

    • you must only turn the grind knob while it’s in the process of grinding. Or you’ll break it, like a friend of mine did. I find we’re close to the smallest grind, so might be best to start there.
    • The double shot is a bit weak. We press the single shot twice (or thrice) if we want a double (triple).
    • can take a long time to find the right setting grind/temp/dose for the specific beans you’re using. Once dialled in its great.

    Can’t comment on the milk/steam as we drink black coffee. CHOICE rates this as one of the top automatic machines. Definitely the best I’ve used.

    • +3

      A double shot is really just more water with around 10% more coffee than a single shot. Its a useless button. The machine can't handle a double sized puck.

      If you have the grind setting right (fine), it won't do a double shot. The extra 10% is enough to clog it completely and it will fail.

      So keep doing what you are doing.

      • +1

        Yep, I can second that. Thickness of the grinds isn’t much thicker for a double shot, I assume it’s the limited volume inside the presser.

        • It's only a small diameter brew unit, so the puck gets too thick and water won't go through.

          • @tunzafun001: All automatic machines have similar brew units, won’t be much difference.

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