Thoughts on my use case and purchase location

Hi folks,

I'm looking to explore home espresso and I have settled on the DF64 Gen 2 and the Bambino Plus. I have yet to purchase both and am based in the UK.

Selecting a vendor for the DF64 is a minefield and I'm erring towards purchasing from www.thehomebaristas.co.uk as they have a better warranty and are UK based and have stock of the DLC burrs. Does anyone have experience purchasing from there? Any other recommendations?

I am keen to use the DF64 for both espresso and filter (french/aero press), is this sensible?

Finally, it appears that www.thehomebaristas.co.uk stock the 'solo' variant of the DF64 with the solo bellows cover. Can anyone shed any light on what the Solo is and how it differs from the non-solo version?

Thanks in advance :)