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I spent more for shiny and later found out they threw in an E61 brewgroup and put the G-Rossi components under the hood.

I never really knew about HX machines and brewgroups weighing 15 pounds, but now am glad that they're on my counter.

Also, a quick wipe with windex on a cool machine keeps everything real shiny and nice.

The hotwater wand is ok for warming cups but basically useless.

At this point, it seems like a wortwhile extra 300 bucks from what I am guessing this machine costs, but that's what makes us all individuals I guess