H10B

Best ultra budget espresso machine would be the stilosa (Single Boiler), won't recommend the hibrew as I have heard from their group here in PH na pahirapan ang aftersales service, not to mention most of the machine that had issues from this group was the HiBrew H10B.

I started with a Hibrew H10B (their smaller 51mm model.) It was fine for espresso but the steaming power was just really lacking, probably because of the weak thermoblock. From there I bought a used Delonghi Stilosa for $45 and it has been an absolute beast, that and the ECP are great starter machin

Mine is a random no name brand (called geepas but that's just a random name they used)just reverse search images of "MIELUX Stainless Steel Espresso Coffee Maker 15-20Bar Latte Cappuccino Electric Home Use Outdoor RV Car" and see what is the cheapest model that looks like that and you can buy locall

Reviving this thread to thank you. I will probably do this today because I'm getting frustrated by this machine. I bought it as reviews were pretty positive, as a second machine for our home renovation site - I don't like to have a boiler machine sitting unused if I don't visit for several weeks. I

​I bought a HiBREW H10B mainly because I was looking for a budget-friendly machine to start with, and I ran into the same issues. ​If you dial in your espresso perfectly in terms of brew time and ratio, you will most likely end up with far too much pressure. From my perspective, the lack of an OPV (

OP, I am running into similar issues. My light roasts requiring fine grinds to avoid sourness are getting way too much pressure and channeling. That said, I am throughly convinced that the pressure gauge is roughly 3-5 bar over what is actually experienced at the group head. Given this, there needs