Compare: Francis Francis X1 vs. Ascaso Dream UP

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Written by Kat
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Published on Sep 27, 2010
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For the antique/retro lovers in the crowd, the X1 by Francis Francis and the Dream UP by Ascaso have an old school look without the old school technology. Gail takes us through the similarities and differences of these two single boiler espresso machines.

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