It looks like the seller is going to eat the price difference. On the one hand it's technically a nicer machine. On the other hand, I'm not thrilled with the increased space requirement. Everybody is making their 2 group semi auto machines bigger than they used to be. (There are good reasons to make an espresso machine bigger but the work space was designed for the machine that's there. I'll have to figure something else out when the other machine goes.)