H10A

Hibrew H10A was $200 last Black Friday. Probably as good as it gets for the price. [edit] FWIW, I own the H10A and it was a great beginner espresso machine for me. I use it daily to make flat whites. It's not built for life, but I haven't had an issues after a year of daily use. It's also well revie

Spend a bit more (200E), and get the Hibrew h10A. It has a 58mm portafilter, and a steel lined thermoblock (water is not touching aluminum, basically). With good care, it's a great cheap little machine, that will last you a long time, and make great coffee.

Hey, for both of you, if you don't have a good espresso grinder already, get a good grinder first. With both of your budgets you can get a really good grinder. For 50k, I would suggest something like a baratza encore esp/DF 54 + hibrew H10A. If you want a better machine but cheaper on the grinder, m

If you are in the budget as mentioned of 50-60k Hibrew H10A + DF54 If you can stretch for a bit which will be more robust than H10A then a Gaggia classic Pro paired with DF54 Any machine you get will need maintenance and if you maintain it well follow proper cleaning schedules you can pretty clearly

HiBrew H10A / H10 Plus — The only true spec-fit in your budget and requirements. Budan Espresso Machine — safer beginner, slightly less capable. Gaggia Classic Evo Pro - Bit expensive than your budget, but it fits all your requirements.

Gemilai/Miicoffee/Turin Legato but in version 2, with better pre-infusion and adjustable opv. It’s about 500€ of the cheaper and smaller variety the Hibrew machines like the H10A Plus are reportedly good. But they do have plastic parts in the group.

'Decent' and 'entry level' is a narrow range. Hibrew H10A, GCP both come to mind. GCP has better longevity, H10A is cheaper.

Like others said, water and beans and then a grinder are most important. I used a cheap espresso machine Hibrew H10A for over a year and made great drinks. I would look at buying good beans first and seeing how that does with your v60 and aeropress setup before diving into the espresso machine world

Hibrew H10A/A plus would be good to add if you know about it. I'm curious about it as it is more feature rich than these other machines but I don't know about the long term quality but I'd get it over another Breville right now if I wanted that.

Hibrew H10 for sure! Been more than a year and I have had zero problems! This is the plus one but H10A is also good