With a capsule machine, the acquisition costs of the machine are much lower. You get excellent espresso and coffee without needing any prior knowledge about coffee.
Capsule machines require much less maintenance and are also more hygienic, since the ground coffee is only in the coffee capsules, so no mold can form inside the coffee machine.
What is the advantage of a fully automatic machine?
With a fully automatic coffee machine, you have the advantage of being able to choose every coffee bean you want and you are not limited to what the capsule machine manufacturer offers (exception beanarella coffee machine Nori)
The price per cup of coffee is cheaper with fully automatic machines.
What is cheaper for me?
This cannot be answered across the board and depends on how much coffee you drink and how many people in your household drink coffee.
Although the price per cup is significantly cheaper for fully automatic coffee machines, the acquisition costs of a fully automatic machine are many times higher than a capsule machine. Additionally, maintenance costs (filters and tablets) and repair costs are significantly higher than a capsule machine.
As a guideline, one can say that in a household of 1-2 coffee drinkers, capsule machines are cheaper, and from 3 coffee drinkers in the household, fully automatic machines are cheaper.