Both are De’Longhi automatic-milk bean-to-cup machines with removable infusers. Magnifica Start offers a compact entry menu; Rivelia adds a touchscreen, profiles, iced drinks and two interchangeable bean hoppers.
The recorded £300 price gap buys documented interface, bean-switching and menu differences. It does not prove better coffee, milk, cleaning, noise, reliability or value.
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De'Longhi · ECAM220.61.GB
Magnifica Start LatteCrema
One-touch latte macchiato without learning to grind, dose or steam milk
Current recorded price
£299
Published footprint
24 cm W × 44 cm · allow access space for the removable tank and infuser D
Checked 23 Jul 2026 · direct retailer link · no commission enabled
The useful decision
What does the difference actually buy?
Both are De’Longhi automatic-milk bean-to-cup machines with removable infusers. Magnifica Start offers a compact entry menu; Rivelia adds a touchscreen, profiles, iced drinks and two interchangeable bean hoppers.
The recorded £300 price gap buys documented interface, bean-switching and menu differences. It does not prove better coffee, milk, cleaning, noise, reliability or value.
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Lowest known starting basketDe'Longhi Magnifica Start LatteCrema£299.00 including a connected grinder where required · delivery excludedNarrowest published widthDe'Longhi Magnifica Start LatteCrema24cm conservative width · depth still mattersMost complete recordDe'Longhi Rivelia LatteCrema93% complete · not a quality score
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Best evidenced fit for this priorityDe'Longhi Magnifica Start LatteCrema
Lowest known starting basket at £299.00. A connected grinder is included where required.
This is a single-priority signal, not an overall winner or CoffeeScore.
£299 · Currys · verified delivered · exact model verified
£599 · Currys · verified delivered · exact model verified
Known starting equipment
£299
£599
Machine type
Bean-to-cup
Bean-to-cup
Capsule ecosystem
Not applicable
Not applicable
Checked pod-cost example
Not applicable
Not applicable
Daily effort
Low
Low
Milk workflow
Automatic LatteCrema Hot carafe
Automatic LatteCrema Hot carafe · one-touch clean function
Built-in grinder
Yes · 250g hopper
Yes · Bean Adapt Technology
Best for
One-touch latte macchiato without learning to grind, dose or steam milk
Households that want one-touch milk drinks and regularly switch between ordinary, decaf or different beans
Main trade-off
Only three of the four buttons are drinks involving coffee—Espresso, Coffee and Latte Macchiato; the fourth is hot water. There is no dedicated one-touch cappuccino, flat white or americano programme. Automatic milk rinsing is not automatic ownership: run CLEAN after the last milk drink, dismantle the carafe within two days, and hand-rinse the infuser monthly. The optional £8.99 DLSC002 filter can model at about £54.69 a year if replaced every two months. Independent taste, milk-temperature, noise, energy and reliability testing is pending, so no CoffeeScore is published.
Do not mistake this .55 automatic-milk model for the cheaper .35 manual-frother Rivelia: the interface, milk hardware and drink count differ. At 24.5cm it is fairly narrow, but the 43cm depth and access to its 1.4L tank still need checking. Bean switching is guided rather than instant because beans below the removable hopper must be brewed or ground away. Run the carafe CLEAN rinse after milk use, dismantle it regularly, hand-rinse the removable infuser monthly and budget for optional water filters and descaler. The optional LatteCrema Cool kit is a separate purchase. Independent taste, temperature, noise, energy and reliability tests are pending, so no CoffeeScore is published.
Width
24 cm
24.5 cm
Depth
44 cm · allow access space for the removable tank and infuser
Change the assumptions to match your household. Pod machines use the same editable capsule figure for a like-for-like scenario; the table above shows when an exact checked system example exists. Other machines use bean cost and dose. A connected grinder is included where the machine needs one.
2,190 coffees
De'Longhi
Magnifica Start LatteCrema
Starting equipment
£299
Coffee beans
£841
Known maintenance
£164
Estimated total
£1,304
Known cost per cup
£0.60
De'Longhi
Rivelia LatteCrema
Starting equipment
£599
Coffee beans
£841
Known maintenance
£164
Estimated total
£1,604
Known cost per cup
£0.73
Planning estimate only. It includes only maintenance with priced, model-specific cadence. It excludes milk, water, electricity, repairs, optional accessories and delivery. Recorded equipment prices can change; always check the retailer’s final price.