They sell the MaraX here in Israel, it costs around 1515€. It’s easier to deal with a local retailer in case of an issue, however, people here don’t praise local retailers with good serviceability and many prefer to order internationally.
Though, if I were locked on a MaraX, I would buy it locally.
MaraX was the initial machine I wanted to upgrade to before I had done some reading online and found out about Lelit Elizabeth and the possibility of ordering it from Amazon internationally.
Now, Lelit Elizabeth goes for 1350€ buying from Amazon.fr which is almost 200€ cheaper. As far as I understand, the PID and Elizabeth being a dual boiler versus MaraX’s advanced HX system, is an advantage.
Would you pick the MaraX for mainly being sold by a local retailer to mitigate the risks of having to deal with Amazon internationally etc..? Other than that, the only thing that bugs me is the water tank and the cheap steam knob of Elizabeth compared to MaraX’s overall looks and easy to manage water tank.