The Breville Oracle Jet is a $2,000 computer that also makes coffee

I didn’t ask how much RAM it has.

There’s no girl math in the world that can make the Breville Oracle Jet make sense for me, but boy is it nice to use.

Like most of the gadgets I test, the $1,999.95 espresso machine has a touchscreen. It connects to a wireless network and receives software updates that way. But unlike most gadgets I test, the Jet is designed to shoot hot water at high pressure and turn it into coffee.

The Jet is an update to Breville’s high-end Oracle superautomatic machine. It’s kind of a sibling to my Breville Barista Express, but only in the sense of an older sibling who left their modest hometown and got a high-powered job in the big city. I’ve been testing it for the past couple of weeks, but more importantly, so has my husband.

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