Gaggia's two machines in our catalog sit at opposite ends of the control spectrum: the Classic Pro Evo is a 58mm manual semi-automatic with one of the largest aftermarket mod communities in the hobby, while the Brera is a one-touch super-automatic built for convenience.
Gaggia is an Italian brand credited with building some of the first lever-driven home espresso machines in the mid-20th century, and the Classic Pro Evo traces its basic single-boiler, 58mm-portafilter design back decades — one of the reasons it's so widely modified by hobbyists today. The Brera represents Gaggia's more recent push into accessible, fully automatic bean-to-cup machines.