Manual, assisted and one-touch routes · updated 24 July 2026

Find the right De’Longhi machine without mixing up the variants.

Model suffixes can change the milk system, drinks and price. Compare exact UK records across Dedica, Magnifica, Rivelia, Eletta and La Specialista.

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Editor’s field note

Start with the ownership decision.

“The useful first split is not price—it is workflow. Decide between a portafilter, manual-frother bean-to-cup and automatic milk before comparing closely named models.”

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ECAM220.22.GB · Low daily effort

Magnifica Start

Black-coffee drinkers who want freshly ground beans and only occasionally froth milk

Recorded from: £299.99
Evidence record: 88% complete

Quick verdict

At the recorded £299.99 price, this ECAM220.22.GB grinds and makes espresso, coffee and long black drinks automatically. Milk is a separate steam-and-pour job. Because De’Longhi’s automatic-milk ECAM220.61.GB sibling was also £299.99 when checked, this version makes most sense if you prefer manual texturing or simpler milk hardware—not maximum one-touch convenience.

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ECAM220.61.GB · Low daily effort

Magnifica Start LatteCrema

One-touch latte macchiato without learning to grind, dose or steam milk

Recorded from: £299.00
Evidence record: 88% complete

Quick verdict

At the recorded £299–£299.99 promotional price, this exact ECAM220.61.GB combines a 250g grinder, 1.8-litre tank, pre-ground bypass and automatic LatteCrema carafe. It is a strong convenience buy when espresso, long coffee and latte macchiato cover the household’s usual drinks, but it is not a broad café-menu machine.

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EXAM440.35.B · manual-milk UK variant · Low daily effort

Rivelia

Households frequently switching between regular, decaf or different beans while making mostly black coffee

Recorded from: £574.99
Evidence record: 92% complete

Quick verdict

At the recorded £574.99 direct price, the EXAM440.35.B is compelling for bean variety: two supplied 250g hoppers, a guided Switch mode, eight one-touch black-coffee recipes, four profiles and a 3.5-inch screen. The replaceable DLSC403 hopper is also sold separately, making extra bean storage practical.

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EC685.BK EX:4 · High daily effort

Dedica Style

A narrow, lower-cost manual espresso route for people happy to buy a grinder and froth milk themselves

Recorded from: £179.99
Evidence record: 90% complete

Quick verdict

The Dedica is genuinely easy to place at only 14.9cm wide, and its £179.99 checked price makes the machine look inexpensive. For fresh coffee, however, the more honest comparison is the £339.94 machine-plus-Encore-ESP pairing before a scale or other accessories. That still undercuts many integrated espresso machines while keeping the grinder independently upgradeable.

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EC9455.M EX:2 · Medium daily effort

La Specialista Touch

Buyers who want café-style espresso and milk drinks with on-screen guidance, but still want to handle a portafilter

Recorded from: £499.99
Evidence record: 91% complete

Quick verdict

At the recorded £499.99 manufacturer promotion, the EC9455.M EX:2 combines 15 grind settings, guided dosing and tamping, four milk temperatures, five foam levels and hot and cold recipes. It meaningfully reduces the guesswork of a traditional espresso setup, but it does not remove the hands-on workflow.

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EDG315.B EX:1 · SKU 0132181037 · Low daily effort

Genio S Plus

People who value compactness and a broad branded-drink range more than low long-term drink cost

Recorded from: £75.00
Evidence record: 86% complete

Quick verdict

The EDG315.B automatically stops at the selected volume and adds temperature control, Espresso Boost and cold mode in a machine Currys lists at only 11cm wide. Its £74.99–£75 checked machine price is less important than capsule yield: the current reference prices are about 34p per Espresso Intenso and 69p per two-capsule cappuccino. At two drinks a day, that is roughly £251 or £502 a year before delivery and price changes.

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ECAM450.86.T EX:4 · SKU 0132250172 · Low daily effort

Eletta Explore

Households wanting a broad one-touch menu that includes hot milk, cold foam and travel-mug drinks

Recorded from: £899.00
Evidence record: 93% complete

Quick verdict

The exact ECAM450.86.T EX:4 is one of the broadest current one-touch routes in the database. It combines a 3.5-inch display, automatic LatteCrema Hot and Cool carafes, app-assisted Bean Adapt settings and more than 50 recipes. De’Longhi and Currys both showed the exact machine around £899 with free standard delivery, so the comparison is not relying on a family listing or a different Eletta revision.

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EXAM440.55.G · EXAM440.55.W colour variant · Low daily effort

Rivelia LatteCrema

Households that want one-touch milk drinks and regularly switch between ordinary, decaf or different beans

Recorded from: £599.00
Evidence record: 93% complete

Quick verdict

The exact EXAM440.55.G combines Rivelia’s two-hopper Bean Switch workflow with automatic LatteCrema Hot milk and sixteen pre-programmed drinks. Currys showed the grey model at £599 with free standard delivery, while the white EXAM440.55.W was £749.99 direct. It is the more convenient Rivelia route for daily cappuccino, flat white and latte drinkers, without stepping up to the larger Eletta Explore.

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EC260.BK · SKU 0132104205 · High daily effort

Stilosa EC260

A first low-cost portafilter route for pre-ground coffee or ESE pods, with room in the budget for a separate grinder

Recorded from: £99.99
Evidence record: 78% complete

Quick verdict

The exact EC260.BK is a current UK manual machine with a one-litre tank, 15-bar pump specification, stainless-steel boiler and flexible steam frother. De’Longhi’s exact product page displayed £99.99 when checked, although the range page simultaneously listed the black-and-silver EC260.BK at £126.99. At the lower observation, adding the connected £159.95 Baratza Encore ESP produces a £259.94 known fresh-coffee setup before scales.

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EC9885.M · SKU 0132127018 · Medium daily effort

La Specialista Maestro

High-budget households wanting assisted puck preparation plus a choice of automatic LatteCrema milk or a manual steam wand

Recorded from: £1,299.99
Evidence record: 86% complete

Quick verdict

The EC9885.M combines fifteen grinder settings, a Smart Tamping Station, five temperature profiles and two different milk routes. Its automatic LatteCrema Hot carafe sits beside the My LatteArt manual cool-touch wand, while the menu spans hot coffee, milk drinks, Cold Brew and Espresso Cool.

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manufacturer stated · same family

Magnifica Start vs Magnifica Start LatteCrema

These Magnifica Start variants share the basic bean-to-cup platform, but ECAM220.22.GB uses a manual steam frother while ECAM220.61.GB adds the automatic LatteCrema Hot carafe and one-touch latte macchiato.

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Rivelia vs Rivelia LatteCrema

Rivelia EXAM440.35.B is the eight-drink manual-frother version; EXAM440.55 adds the automatic LatteCrema Hot carafe and expands the advertised menu to sixteen drinks.

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the Barista Pro vs La Specialista Touch

Both combine a grinder and portafilter in one body. Sage uses button-and-LCD guidance with manual steam; De’Longhi uses 3.5-inch touchscreen guidance, automatic or manual milk, and cold-brew recipes.

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Series 3300 LatteGo vs Magnifica Start LatteCrema

Both are approachable automatic-milk bean-to-cup routes with 1.8-litre tanks and removable brew units. Philips lists five coffee recipes plus hot water, a 275g ceramic grinder and two-part LatteGo; De’Longhi lists three coffee drinks plus hot water, a 250g grinder and LatteCrema carafe.

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Stilosa EC260 vs Dedica Style

Both are current De’Longhi manual espresso machines with ESE-pod support and a separate grinder requirement. Stilosa is the lower-cost dial-controlled route; Dedica is narrower and adds programmable single and double buttons.

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La Specialista Touch vs La Specialista Maestro

Both are current La Specialista integrated-grinder portafilter machines with guided controls and automatic or manual milk. Maestro adds Smart Tamping, five temperature profiles, a larger tank and separate LatteCrema and My LatteArt hardware.

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