I upgraded from the Lelit Victoria, which is a great machine. However, The Elizabeth is quite an upgrade. Most noticeable is the Elizabeth’s pre-infusion from the steam boiler, the espresso is noticeably higher quality. Also, being a dual boiler I don’t have to wait to steam milk after pulling the shot as I did with the Victoria. In addition, the OPV (pressure adjustment) is easily accessible on the Elizabeth, but it’s a big intimidating project on the Victoria. There’s also a huge difference in the pumps, where the Victoria is loud enough to wake people up in the morning, the Elizabeth is 10 times quieter and most likely won’t wake anyone from their sleep. My Victoria was $1000 and my Elizabeth was $1700, the $700 dollar price difference is well worth it, if one can afford it. I could have saved some money if I would’ve just gone with the Elizabeth first off, but at the time I didn’t want to spend the extra $700. Now, I’d recommend the Victoria mostly if one absolutely needs to save as much kitchen space as possible because it’s more slender and compact and also if $1000 is the very top
of one’s budget. I did not have any buyers remorse with the Victoria at all, but I’d definitely say the Elizabeth is twice as good as the Victoria. I’m not a major expert, but the Elizabeth is my 3rd espresso machine and I’d definitely say to go for this machine and not waste time and money with less expensive less capable machines. I feel the Elizabeth is the best compact style dual boiler espresso machine available, before spending over $3000 for those larger machines that look like a Corvette in your kitchen. So 5 STARS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for THE LELIT ELIZABETH. Buy it and have no regrets. I live in downtown Oceanside CA where there’s a coffee shop on almost every block and I honestly like the espresso that I make at home with the Elizabeth better than the best local coffee shops. The only issue was because of the pandemic caused shortages, I had to wait months upon months to receive it, but now that I have it, it’s a luxury I don’t want to live without! Thanks Comiso Coffee