Philips
Philips 5500 LatteGo
The 5400's replacement at the top of the LatteGo mainstream line: 20 hot and iced drinks on a color touchscreen, QuickStart, SilentBrew, and the two-part LatteGo milk carafe that cleans in 10 seconds.
Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓20 presets span espresso to iced lattes without menu diving
- ✓Modern touchscreen finally replaces Philips' membrane buttons
- ✓Quiet Mark-certified grinding and 3-second QuickStart
- ✓AquaClean filter stretches descaling to 5,000 cups
Cons
- ✗Premium price for what is still a thermoblock superauto
- ✗Fewer profiles than the old 5400's four-user memory
- ✗LatteGo foam is uniform but not microfoam-fine
- ✗Frequent sales suggest the list price is aspirational
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