Nespresso / Aeroccino - Help!

BlazingSaddler

Hi all. My wife is looking for a Nespresso for Xmas and I have absolutely no idea where to start!, I am not a coffee drinker myself. She would like Cappuccinos and Lattes so I think she said she would need the Aeroccino also. Could anybody guide me in the right direction please?!! Thank you!

colm_mcm

Yes you would need the aeroccino.
For reasonable money you have 3 choices,

Inissia with aeroccino

Pixie with aeroccino

umilk


From what I can see, mechanically the inissia and pixie are pretty much the same thing, except the pixie is a lot better finished, the inissia is very plasticky and just doesn't feel that special, the pixie has a lot more chrome and metal parts and has an on/off button.
There are pixie and pixie clips, the latter has interchange side panels available in different colours and is a newer version,

The u and milk is an all in one machine, as in it only uses one plug, and the aeroccino canister sits onto the base of the machine. It doesn't have a lever to load the pod like the others, it seems to do it electrically. Could be an option if you're tight for space as the water tank can swivel to the side of the machine instead of being fixed at the back like the others. My gut feeling would be to get the 2 separate machines in case one bit goes wrong. There is a Citiz one too which seems very similar.


Debenhams were doing great deals on them a few weeks ago, but prices seem to have gone up again.

BlazingSaddler

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yes you would need the aeroccino.
For reasonable money you have 3 choices,

Inissia with aeroccino

Pixie with aeroccino

umilk


From what I can see, mechanically the inissia and pixie are pretty much the same thing, except the pixie is a lot better finished, the inissia is very plasticky and just doesn't feel that special, the pixie has a lot more chrome and metal parts and has an on/off button.
There are pixie and pixie clips, the latter has interchange side panels available in different colours and is a newer version,

The u and milk is an all in one machine, as in it only uses one plug, and the aeroccino canister sits onto the base of the machine. It doesn't have a lever to load the pod like the others, it seems to do it electrically. Could be an option if you're tight for space as the water tank can swivel to the side of the machine instead of being fixed at the back like the others. My gut feeling would be to get the 2 separate machines in case one bit goes wrong. There is a Citiz one too which seems very similar.


Debenhams were doing great deals on them a few weeks ago, but prices seem to have gone up again.

Thank you so much for this. Debenhams had the pixie + aerocinno for €149 a few weeks ago, why the blazes did I not buy it there and then?! I think it had €70 off. I can get the inissia + aerocinno for €159 but I have to agree in comparison it looks very plasticky. Thanks again.

colm_mcm

I got the pixie for €149, they reduced it to €138 for Black Friday.

Don't know if anywhere will reduce them again this side of Christmas. Would suck to buy the inissia for €160 then see them reduced.

Carlosthejakal

Try kildare village the shop there always has nespresso machines on offer

Carlosthejakal

Carlosthejakal wrote: »

Try kildare village the shop there always has nespresso machines on offer

I got my pixie here for €89 - because it was brown.

I don't care that it's brown!!!

BlazingSaddler

Ok, I panicked and bought the Pixie + Aerocinno from Argos yesterday for €205. Went into Debenhams today and it is €208, however the Inissia + Aerocinno has been reduced from €149 to €114. May well be returning the Pixie!

colm_mcm

Watch out for the colours on the inissia. The cream colour is pretty rotten in the flesh. looks grand in the brochure/interwebs

BlazingSaddler

colm_mcm wrote: »

Watch out for the colours on the inissia. The cream colour is pretty rotten in the flesh. looks grand in the brochure/interwebs

Yes I did think that myself. It was nearly all cream left in Debenhams at the €114