Both combine a touchscreen, integrated grinder, 54mm portafilter and automatic milk. Touch Impress adds assisted tamping, a larger recorded hopper, cold extraction and a broader preset menu.
The current recorded Touch Impress promotional price is lower than the older Touch price, so model capability and current checkout price must be compared separately. Neither has an independently tested advantage in cup quality, milk, noise or reliability.Both combine a touchscreen, integrated grinder, 54mm portafilter and automatic milk. Touch Impress adds assisted tamping, a larger recorded hopper, cold extraction and a broader preset menu.
The current recorded Touch Impress promotional price is lower than the older Touch price, so model capability and current checkout price must be compared separately. Neither has an independently tested advantage in cup quality, milk, noise or reliability.Change the priority lens, detail level and ownership assumptions below. A highlighted fit is evidence for one selected priority—not an overall winner.
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Lowest known starting basket at £999.95. A connected grinder is included where required.
This is a single-priority signal, not an overall winner or CoffeeScore.| Compare | Sagethe Barista TouchRecord 92% complete | SageBarista Touch Impress with Cold ExtractionRecord 91% complete |
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| Model identity | BES880 / SES880BSS2GUK1 | BES882 / SES882 |
| Product lifecycle | Current model | Current model |
| Known starting basket | Machine: Sage the Barista Touch (£1,049.95) | Machine: Sage Barista Touch Impress with Cold Extraction (£999.95) |
| Current retailer context | £1,049.95 · Sage UK · verified delivered · exact model verified | £999.95 · Currys · verified delivered · exact model verified |
| Known starting equipment | £1,049.95 | £999.95 |
| Machine type | Espresso machines | Espresso machines |
| Capsule ecosystem | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Checked pod-cost example | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Daily effort | Medium | Medium |
| Milk workflow | Auto MilQ · 40–75°C · 8 textures · automatic wand purge | Automatic or manual Auto MilQ wand |
| Built-in grinder | 30 settings · 250g hopper | Yes · 30 settings · 340g |
| Best for | Buyers wanting guided drink selection and automatic milk while retaining direct control of the portafilter | Hands-on espresso with strong on-screen guidance and fewer dosing and milk variables |
| Main trade-off | Manual puck preparation remains the main workflow difference from the Touch Impress. Sage’s page uses conflicting language for saved custom drinks, so this record does not present one profile count as settled. The three-second ThermoJet figure is a heating-system claim, not complete cup readiness. Independent taste, milk, noise, energy and reliability testing is pending. | It remains a large, expensive portafilter machine rather than a true one-touch bean-to-cup route; independent drink quality, noise, cleaning effort and reliability testing are pending. |
| Width | 32 cm | 36 cm |
| Depth | 32 cm | 34 cm |
| Water capacity | 2 L | 2 L |
| Warranty field | 2 years | 2 years |
| UK support provider | Sage UK | Sage UK |
| Unresolved evidence gaps | 5 fields | 4 fields |
| CoffeeScore | Awaiting test | Awaiting test |
Check Sage UK · £1,049.95 →Direct retailer link · no commission enabled · checked 24/07/2026Open full evidence record → | Check Currys · £999.95 →Direct retailer link · no commission enabled · checked 22/07/2026Open full evidence record → |
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.
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.