Profitec
Profitec DRIVE
Profitec's flagship E61 dual boiler and the successor to the Pro 700: 0.75 L brew and 2.0 L steam boilers in insulated stainless steel, a rotary pump that runs from the tank or a water line, flow control fitted as standard, and a Fast Heat-Up mode that has it ready in 11 minutes. For home baristas who want the complete prosumer feature set without adding parts later.
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Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓Flow control comes fitted from the factory - on the RIDE it is an optional add-on kit
- ✓Rotary pump is quieter than the vibration pumps in the RIDE and MOVE and can be plumbed to a water line
- ✓Fast Heat-Up mode overheats the boilers to reach brew temperature in 11 minutes instead of roughly 20
- ✓Dual PID with an OLED display shows both boiler temperatures at once; pre-infusion is programmable from 1-10 seconds of pump and a 1-60 second pause
- ✓2.0 L steam boiler makes 2 bar at its 270 F maximum, through a two-hole no-burn wand
Cons
- ✗$950 more than the RIDE, which shares the E61 dual boiler layout
- ✗68.4 lbs and 18.7 inches deep before the portafilter - it needs a permanent spot on the counter
- ✗11 minutes is still slower than the MOVE's 9, and Fast Heat-Up has to be enabled
- ✗Brew pressure on the rotary pump is dealer-adjusted only, per Profitec - the flow control knob is the home-side adjustment
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