[Gogar]

I've been elbows deep in all of them and you will do great with the e8 or a Gaggia. It seems like Jura parts are slightly easier to find, but Saeco and Gaggia and Philips all share many parts so if you get in a pinch sometimes you can find cross references and Get around it.

The key to longevity is running the cleaning cycle often and keeping the machine otherwise clean manually. Don't let the machine sit there with the power on for days at a time. Both have "auto off" features now.

Gaggias are great and all share the same mechanism. The newer generation of smaller gaggias open a right side door for cleaning etc so if you want to put it against a wall on the counter you may have trouble.

The generation of Gaggias that is getting phased out like ACCADEMIA and ANIMA can be had at a great price and the door opens to the front so you can put it up against the wall if you need to.

Accademia is great and has lots of tweak ability and a flow restrictor on the front so you can really get close to a real shot of espresso if you like.

Anima is a great value and has almost an identical mechanism but Less junk re: milk and steam etc. just a good solid cup or shot.


If you are just gonna beat the holy hell out of it I -guess the Jura will last longer but both will be great. The less complicated the less stuff there is to break.

When it does break the Jura requires disassembly but the Gaggias you just pull the mechanism right out and fix it and throw it back in.

If you don't care about bells and and whistles that Gaggia Anima represents a great value right now.