The 'iced coffee' option is merely hot coffee with an ice prompt, and the dedicated cold brew, delivered at 38-39°C, is criticized for being overly bitter and not comparable in taste or temperature to traditional cold brew or competitor machines.

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Whips up cold brew in under three minutes

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Cold brew in under three minutes

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The DeLonghi Primadonna Aromatic is a large machine, measuring 26 cm wide, 45.5 cm deep, and 39.1 cm tall to the top of the screen.

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Personalized profiles and habit learning

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The DeLonghi Primadonna Aromatic lacks a physical grind adjustment wheel and a removable bean hopper, limiting control over grind size and making cleaning or bean changes difficult, with digital-only step-by-step adjustment that wastes coffee, despite a high maximum coffee dose of just under 14g.

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The machine is relatively quiet during operation, with grinding at about 60 dB, brewing at 40 dB, and puck ejection and steaming milk at 50 dB.

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The My Coffee Lounge app has great potential with its interactive features and 150 recipes, but it is currently very buggy, frequently crashing on Android Pixel 9 Pro, and lacks seamless integration for favorites with the machine's user interface.

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Bean Adapt Technology automatically adjusts grind size and temperature for optimal brewing based on the coffee bean.

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The large color touchscreen display is easy to navigate, read, and allows toggling between hot and cold menus, praised for its clarity and ease of use.

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Users can program drink sizes, and the machine displays the size in ounces, which is a helpful and appreciated feature.

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Build quality is better than Eletta Explore with more metal components

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The espresso quality from the Primadonna Aromatic is acceptable for an automatic machine but is not superior to other, more affordable DeLonghi models like the Alita Explore, Revelia, or Magnifica Plus.

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The Aromatic is not worth 2.5x the price compared to rivals despite better build quality

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The machine is likely not worth 2.5x the price of comparable models despite superior build quality.

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The Primadonna Aromatic is priced at $2499.95, significantly higher than the La Specialista Touch ($999.95) and La Specialista Arte Evo ($699)

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The Primadonna Aromatic is priced at $2499.95, which is $1500 more than the La Specialista Touch and $1800 more than the La Specialista Arte Evo.

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The Bean Adapt feature automatically sets brewing parameters based on bean type and roast level, but the reviewer cautions against using light or dark roasts due to the non-removable hopper potentially leading to jammed or clogged burrs.

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The milk frother features a very easy cleaning cycle, activated by turning a dial.

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Automatically recognizes beans and fine-tunes grind, dose, and temperature

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The machine features a 5-inch full TFT touchscreen that is bright, colorful, and intuitive, but the reviewer notes significant lag when swiping through drink options.

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The machine heats up in about 50 seconds. Hot milk consistently reaches about 65°C (150°F), among the hottest from one-touch automatics, and coffee leaves the spouts between 70-79°C (170-175°F).

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The Latte Crema Hot system delivers excellent hot milk texture, among the best for one-touch machines, capable of microfoam for latte art, while the Latte Crema Cold produces good cold foam, limited only by the initial milk temperature.

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The De'Longhi PrimaDonna Aromatic features a large 500g bean hopper, holding over a pound of beans.

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The machine is equipped with a 2.2L water tank, which is larger than most and can be filled from the front or removed.

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The De'Longhi PrimaDonna Aromatic offers almost 40 programmed beverages.

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The machine comes with both LatteCrema Hot and LatteCrema Cool systems for hot and cold milk-based drinks.

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The machine supports four user profiles, allowing for personalized drink settings.

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The machine consistently produces delicious, well-balanced espresso, iced cappuccinos, and hot cappuccinos with dense, marshmallowy foam.

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LatteCrema Hot & Cool produces great foam

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Machine won't pass beans to grinder and resets

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Espresso becomes clogged with slow drip after one year

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Water leaks from base after extended use

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Quality and taste of drinks are excellent

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Coffee quality improves after tweaking but never becomes great

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Machine resets when beans won't pass to grinder

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The machine failed to use ground coffee initially but worked fine after a reset.

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With proper care, the De'Longhi can be used for 7-8 years or longer.

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