The programmability is where the Sage precision drip coffee maker really justifies the price tag though.

The Creatista is part of Nespresso’s OriginalLine. These espresso makers only brew a highly concentrated shot of coffee that is used in popular drinks such as lattes and cappuccinos. You won’t be able to make a regular 8 oz American cup of coffee with either the Creatista Plus or Pro. To have the option of preparing both espresso and regular coffee, you would have to get a VertuoLine machine. With any bean to cup coffee machine or traditional espresso machine (or any other coffee maker) with a stand-alone grinder, you can enjoy the freshest coffee possible, by buying high quality, freshly roasted coffee beans, and then grinding them fresh as you brew. Breville products in the UK and Europe are not owned by the Breville group and offer a completely different range of products in the UK and Europe to Breville in other parts of the world. Although the milk texturing on this machine is automatic, you will still need to tamp your coffee before you make a shot. The VertuoPlus machine has the additional features of an automatic opening and closing of the machine head and a moveable water tank to suit the space in your kitchen. My Observations:I do think Nespresso original is the best kind of pod machine, at the time of writing, when it comes to variety, as there is a fairly wide variety of genuine Nespresso pods and a huge variety of compatible pods. But, I don't believe it's possible to quite match the huge variety of whole bean coffee with pod coffee.

The Sage Oracle comes with an automatic tamper, simply twist your portafilter into the grinder cradle as you would with the group head to activate the grind. Although it maybe doesn’t have the complete lazy boy coffee making approach like some bean to cup coffee machines the Sage Precision brewer has pretty much everything else. The Nespresso Creatista Plus has some impressive features that give it a reason to buy over the Creatista Uno. Just like the Nespresso Creatista Uno being able to brew an espresso, ristretto, and lungo, the Creatista Plus can also make lattes, cappuccinos, flat whites, and latte macchiatos. Some Sage coffee machines do not have a grinder built in like the Bambino Pro, so unless you already have a coffee grinder you will have to use ground coffee. It has multiple fittings for the brew basket so you can use cone filters or detach the inner cone to use flat bottom paper filters or the metal filter basket.They're known as “Sage” here simply because the brand name Breville was sold in Europe in the 80s, so they can't use that brand here. This coffee machine is slightly larger than the Creatista Plus, measuring 7.7W x 12.9D x 16.9H. It's still considered a compact machine, specially since it only measures 7.7 inches in width. It should thus be fairly easy to fit this machine on your kitchen counter. It steams milk to 65C, froths it based on how frothy you have selected your textured milk to be, and does it all for you at the touch of the button. The Sage Barista touch offers an option for those that are concerned about having to master the art of texturing milk. The Sage Nespresso Creatista Uno is the entry-level product in the Creatista line. This means that it’s the cheapest out of the three but still does an excellent job at brewing beverages: Design