The Eletta Explore is an upgrade for us from the La Specialista Arte. You can’t even compare the two. The Eletta Explore is unbelievable. It’s programmed to handle EVERYTHING ! It has over 40+ options of hot and iced drinks. What I love most is the milk frothers. I was skeptical at first, since we are used to frothing our own in a traditional frother. But it seriously comes out SO creamy both (hot & iced). I love the design of the machine itself. Being able to move the spout where the espresso comes out is so helpful when you have many different sized cups. The machine looks sleek, yet fancy.. but aesthetically matches right into my kitchen decor. Everyone LOVES coming to my house for coffee !!