New member here, nice forums with some really informative reading. 
Im in the market for a Mazzer mini electronic and am having a bit of trouble locating a store with one in stock.
I mainly want the more expensive electronic version , instead of the model with the doser due to the neatness in dispensing the coffee rather than the electronic dosing. Im a slightly apprehensive that the electronic mazzer might not be as robust as the manual mini either by failure of the electrical contact points (picture below) for the dosing adjustment or in other timers/sensors in the grinder. However, Im not thaaaat concerned as the grinder will not be used in a commercial environment.
I notice a few people around here own the mazzer Mini E. Would you mind telling me where they were purchased from and if the stores had one on display? I would like to see it in the metal, as Ive only gawked at pictures in brochures and the net.
Ive spoken with the distributor (Saeco) and theyve informed me that the electronic version of the mini is not in stock, they were unable to provide me with an ETA for the next shipment, but promised to follow it up and get back to me. If I have to wait for too long, I think I might succumb and get the standard Mini grinder and live with the electrical tape (or similar) doser mod and then eventually custom make a funnel system for a doserless type system.
The larger burrs of the Electronic mini are not important to me as Im a homeboy and the grinder will never see the lights of a cafe. The cheaper price of the standard mini grinder (by $300-$350) is slightly negated when I take into account the costs of modifying the grinder by option A or B.
A - OEM parts for the Super Jolly grinder (spout + bag holder + collar)
Along with the high costs, Im not sure if it will be an easy fit and might require some cutting of the grinder body. I could get the spout custom made at a metal shop locally.
http://www.espressoparts.com/category/03.06.10/
B - OEM Mini E chute/funnel system and then modifying a manual mini grinder so it has a similar chute system without the electronic dosing/dispensing part.
http://www.kaffee-board.de/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi?s=492a60bfd232aa9d8c3e9e76c95c70d8;a ct=ST;f=32;t=5305
C - Adding a rubber splitter on the bottom of the doser vanes in the dosing chamber and a small metal chute at the outlet for the ground coffee->portafilter. A low cost mod that seems to work quite well in ensuring a cleaner sweep+dispense of the ground coffee. There seem to be a quite a number of good instructions for this on the net (variations being using a brush or electrical tape).
Thank you.

Im in the market for a Mazzer mini electronic and am having a bit of trouble locating a store with one in stock.
I mainly want the more expensive electronic version , instead of the model with the doser due to the neatness in dispensing the coffee rather than the electronic dosing. Im a slightly apprehensive that the electronic mazzer might not be as robust as the manual mini either by failure of the electrical contact points (picture below) for the dosing adjustment or in other timers/sensors in the grinder. However, Im not thaaaat concerned as the grinder will not be used in a commercial environment.
I notice a few people around here own the mazzer Mini E. Would you mind telling me where they were purchased from and if the stores had one on display? I would like to see it in the metal, as Ive only gawked at pictures in brochures and the net.
Ive spoken with the distributor (Saeco) and theyve informed me that the electronic version of the mini is not in stock, they were unable to provide me with an ETA for the next shipment, but promised to follow it up and get back to me. If I have to wait for too long, I think I might succumb and get the standard Mini grinder and live with the electrical tape (or similar) doser mod and then eventually custom make a funnel system for a doserless type system.
The larger burrs of the Electronic mini are not important to me as Im a homeboy and the grinder will never see the lights of a cafe. The cheaper price of the standard mini grinder (by $300-$350) is slightly negated when I take into account the costs of modifying the grinder by option A or B.
A - OEM parts for the Super Jolly grinder (spout + bag holder + collar)
Along with the high costs, Im not sure if it will be an easy fit and might require some cutting of the grinder body. I could get the spout custom made at a metal shop locally.
http://www.espressoparts.com/category/03.06.10/
B - OEM Mini E chute/funnel system and then modifying a manual mini grinder so it has a similar chute system without the electronic dosing/dispensing part.
http://www.kaffee-board.de/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi?s=492a60bfd232aa9d8c3e9e76c95c70d8;a ct=ST;f=32;t=5305
C - Adding a rubber splitter on the bottom of the doser vanes in the dosing chamber and a small metal chute at the outlet for the ground coffee->portafilter. A low cost mod that seems to work quite well in ensuring a cleaner sweep+dispense of the ground coffee. There seem to be a quite a number of good instructions for this on the net (variations being using a brush or electrical tape).
Thank you.



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