Is the Magenta Prestige a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?

The Magenta Prestige is a bean-to-cup machine.

Does the Magenta Prestige have a built-in grinder?

Yes, the Magenta Prestige grinds beans itself. You can also use pre-ground coffee if you prefer.

How does the Magenta Prestige froth milk?

The Magenta Prestige froths milk: with a carafe that clips onto the machine.

How wide is the Magenta Prestige?

The Magenta Prestige is 22.4 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.

How much water does the Magenta Prestige hold?

The Magenta Prestige's water tank holds 1.8 litres.

What is the Magenta Prestige's model number?

The model number is RI8702. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.

Gaggia

Magenta Prestige

Name: Gaggia Magenta Prestige
Brand: Gaggia
SKU: RI8702
Availability: InStock

Twelve drinks and a milk carafe, in a machine 22 centimetres wide

€599.00

Price verdict from 17 Nov

We have measured this price since 18 October (8 days). Lowest measured: €599.00 on 26 October. A price verdict follows from 17 November.

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The Magenta Prestige is Gaggia’s narrow bean-to-cup with the biggest menu: twelve drinks, from ristretto and cortado to flat white and latte macchiato, chosen on a colour screen with touch buttons.

The milk comes from a half-litre carafe that clips onto the front and can go in the fridge afterwards. At 22 centimetres wide and under 44 centimetres deep it fits a narrow worktop. A pull-out tray brings an espresso cup closer to the spout.

Who for: Anyone who wants a wide choice of milk drinks in little space.

Strong on paper

Twelve drinks, including flat white and cortado
Milk carafe that can go in the fridge
Only 22 cm wide

Weaker on paper

The carafe needs room in the fridge
Gaggia states no warranty period of its own

Specifications

Making coffee

Type: Bean-to-cup
Grinder: Built in
Milk system: Milk carafe that clips onto the machine; A 0.5 litre carafe that clips onto the machine and can go in the fridge. A rinse with the clean button after every milk drink, and after the last one the carafe apart and into the dishwasher. With milk in it, 2 days in the fridge at most.
Drinks: 12 recipes
Burrs: Ceramic burrs
Grind settings: 5

Capacity

Water tank: 1.8 litres
Grounds container: 15 servings

Dimensions

Width: 22.4 cm
Depth x height: 43.5 x 35.7 cm
Weight: 7.7 kg
Spout height: 70–150 mm
Cord length: 120 cm

Technical

Pump pressure: 15 bar
Power: 1900 watt
Heating: Single boiler

Model

Material: Plastic
Made in: Italy
Model number: RI8702

This is what we know for certain. Dimensions and capacities the manufacturer or the shop does not state are left out rather than estimated. A measurement or a tank volume that is not there is one we do not have.

What does it cost a year to maintain?

A worked example, not a specification: 2 cups a day (730 a year), the intervals from the maker's manual, with the water filter the maker recommends, and the lowest price in our catalog today.

The maker states no maintenance intervals for this machine that we have been able to read.

How often you descale depends on your water hardness. Where the maker gives no interval for it, we leave it out rather than estimate it.

Beans, counted separately

6.57 kilos a year at 9 grams a cup: €117.80 with the cheapest kilo in our catalog, €445.45 with the dearest.

Frequently asked about the Magenta Prestige

Is the Magenta Prestige a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?: The Magenta Prestige is a bean-to-cup machine.
Does the Magenta Prestige have a built-in grinder?: Yes, the Magenta Prestige grinds beans itself. You can also use pre-ground coffee if you prefer.
How does the Magenta Prestige froth milk?: The Magenta Prestige froths milk: with a carafe that clips onto the machine.
How wide is the Magenta Prestige?: The Magenta Prestige is 22.4 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.
How much water does the Magenta Prestige hold?: The Magenta Prestige's water tank holds 1.8 litres.
What is the Magenta Prestige's model number?: The model number is RI8702. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.

Drinks it makes

Ristretto
Espresso
Espresso lungo
Coffee
Americano
Cappuccino
Latte macchiato
Café au lait
Flat white
Cortado
Frothed milk
Hot water

In the box

Grease tube
Ground coffee spoon
Water hardness strip

As the manufacturer states it. What a shop ships may differ.

Accessories that fit this machine

Picked on what this machine does and does not do itself

Maintenance

Essential

Descaler

Limescale is what most machines die of, and vinegar attacks the seals. A liquid descaler declared suitable for espresso machines does the same job as the maker’s own branded fluid, usually for less.

€16.99

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Maintenance

Recommended

Cleaning tablets

For flushing the brew group. Coffee oils settle where you cannot reach, and a bean-to-cup with a cleaning programme expects a tablet to go with it.

€13.95

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Beans for this machine

Every bean fits every machine. What differs is the order: on a bean-to-cup the 100% arabica beans come first, because dark-roasted blends carrying robusta give off more oil and that clogs a built-in grinder sooner.