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Always the way with this sort of thing :(! I've really done it on a budget, I have a delonghi Dedica and Ascoso i2 grinder (took a hell of a lot of trawling to get those) that cost around £110 for that second hand, I've since spent another £40 on tamper, non pressurised filter basket, steam wand (to replace the panarello wand) and various other bits, still tinkering to get a decent cup of coffee out of it, not to mention the faff and clean up lol! I love a tinker so not bothered right now and I'm sure I'll get there but that is the trade off on that kind of budget!
Ooh, still need to get a knock box as well, so if anyone is selling one cheap cheap, let me know!
Bernhard
I think with bean to cup you can get some decent coffee, something like the Sage Barista Express gets good reviews.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Nr-Dftouk&t=32s
However for that kinda money, you're heavily into eBay trawling, the more you look into it the more you find out the quality of the grinder is more important than the machine. A good solid setup would be the likes of a Gaggia Classic and a Eureka Mignon, could possibly do that for £300-£350 if you get lucky on second hand stuff!