[English] Which coffe machine should I buy? Down to just two....

You also need a grinder all together 300 € is hardly to achieve.
For that price (without any grinder) a Lelit PL 41 would be a good choice.
Coffe automats don't produce a good Espresso.

 

That doesn´t fit to your choice. Both machines in #1 aren´t able to make espresso - they´re automatic coffee machines and not espresso machhines.
What´s your aim with your proposal in #3? It´s a lowest end machine and there´s no hope on good espresso, but, of course, for espresso better than the two others.

 

Why do I keep reading Philips Painia?

Most likely yes, since the machines you mentioned produce a kind of coffee, but by no means a true espresso.

Why get rid of your portafilter Philips anyway?

 

It's obviousely a coarser grinding degree.
Together with the quantity of ground coffee, the grinding degree influences the generation of the body or richness of the coffee.
This forum is full of informations about it, of course in german. We can't translate thousands of items only for you, but you can use google (or another) translator or english forums like home-barista.com.

 

It feels like you are asking why you can't race in your 2CV. Off course you can, great fun and all.

You can get great coffee from any machine, if you use good produce to start with and know what you are doing. It is just that some machines are easier and more consistent (better) than others.