Hello... I'm almost pulling the trigger on a Mini Vivaldi II.
I like how it looks, its simple functionality, how well built it is, the short warm-up time, and how long they last.
I live in Brazil, and everything here costs twice the price. I'm between two machines right now. The Mini Vivaldi II and a Lelit Bianca V3. First will cost me 2600 usd and the other 4300 usd.
Cost is a major con towards the Mini, but I also have one concern about it. It is an old design released a long time ago. Is there any news of plans that La Spaziale is planing to update it or release another version or model that will take the Mini's place? I would hate to buy a machine and then see another model released.
Costing the same I would prolly pick Bianca cause of more modern features. But costing 1700 idk if it's worth it. Would I been missing much going with Mini and regret later?