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  • #31
    No hasn't been released yet. Last update I had was it was due to be in Australia closer to Christmas; and so with Australia Post being busy over that period they were expecting it to get to customers by early Janurary.
    Yes it has some very interesting ideas; I was almost curious enough to pull the trigger and get one..
    Just at the price; it made it a hard sell for an unknown grinder. You can get a rock solid grinder for that money.

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    • #32
      see post #30 above and post #32

      Five Senses might just squeeze it in before Christmas but that is yet to be seen. As I believe they are the main distributor they theoretically are you best chance of getting one first, if you want to be an early adopter.
      The last I heard from a reseller was at least 3 January 2017. Will not be holding my breath for it though. Think of it as a new year treat.

      I've seen it listed with pre-order price as low as $449 and $589 for the weight based version. But Google is your friend there.

      Unknown in terms of real world longevity but in terms of real world usage the 270 has been out getting tested in the wild for a reasonable amount of time now.

      My brother has the 270 on order and I'm considering the 270w but will wait until well in to 2017 for the Xmas finance dust to settle first ;-)

      I'll report back on how it performs when it arrives.

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      • #33
        I originally decided that I wanted a 270 with the auto scales but then thought that, as a home user (3-4 double shots per day), for the scales to work effectively I would need to keep slightly more than enough beans in the hopper for each double shot -leading to staling of the residual beans in the hopper. I currently avoid this by pre-weighing just sufficient beans for each double shot (allowing 0.2grams extra for retention) & grinding them in my Mazzer. I store my beans in a vacuum. I decided that I can continue to do this & I can also monitor retention if I wish to by weighing the grounds output. This means a not insignificant $ saving in the 270 purchase cost but it also avoids encountering the maintenance problems that generally arise with more complex machinery.

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        • #34
          Originally posted by baj View Post
          I store my beans in a vacuum.
          You might want to have a look at this post as well as other threads in the Roasted Bean Storage Forum.


          Java "Not a fan of vacuum bean storage" phile
          Toys! I must have new toys!!!

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          • #35
            Originally posted by Javaphile View Post

            Java "Not a fan of vacuum bean storage" phile
            No argument from me on this point.

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            • #36
              Originally posted by Javaphile View Post
              You might want to have a look at this post
              Well worth a read.

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              • #37
                baratza sette 270w - Thoughts buy guide

                I've never been one for storing my beans in a vacuum. While usually cool and dry it's usually way too dusty in there. ;-)

                [emoji56]

                RE: 270 vs 270w

                The 270w is certainly meant to shine in a situation where you want to roll out back to back shots without pre-weighing.

                I'll be interested to see more how many beans would stick around in the throat of the grinder in a locking off hopper situation.
                Last edited by matth3wh; 27 November 2016, 05:44 PM.

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                • #38
                  Looks like there's been a delivery in USA ... so if it's up your alley Gail over at SCG will show you some vid of it ;-)



                  I'm assuming we'll see more posts to YouTube over the next few days.



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                  • #39
                    The SCG Crew Review videos are definitely better than they used to be, but Gail is still pretty painful to watch. The grinder looks like it does what it promises.

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                    • #40
                      Originally posted by K_Bean_Coffee
                      ....but you have to admire Gail's passion. If I was in the US I would buy from her that's for sure.
                      She's certainly been around for a long time.

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                      • #41
                        Originally posted by LeroyC View Post
                        The SCG Crew Review videos are definitely better than they used to be, but Gail is still pretty painful to watch. The grinder looks like it does what it promises.
                        Thank god they got rid of the lady that used to hold the camera, now she was very loud and high pitched.

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by Logga View Post
                          Thank god they got rid of the lady that used to hold the camera, now she was very loud and high pitched.
                          I think she wanted to be in front of the camera based on her incessant jabbering.

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                          • #43
                            Originally posted by baj;
                            (3-4 double shots per day), for the scales to work effectively I would need to keep slightly more than enough beans in the hopper for each double shot -leading to staling of the residual beans in the hopper.
                            Your consumption rate is a kilo in under 2 weeks.

                            At that rate, as long as you're buying or roasting the beans fresh, there's no issue with keeping a couple of days worth in the hopper (assuming the grinder isn't sitting in direct sun etc).

                            Fresh beans need to breathe a bit and degas anyway.

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                            • #44
                              If you didn't want to throw all your beans in (and with herzog's comment in mind) you could measure out your daily coffee consumption worth in to the hopper once a day. See how the 270w goes measuring it back for you.

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                              • #45
                                Bumping this thread as I've heard they should have started to trickle in to Australia now. Has anyone had any hands on experience yet? I'm really eager to get one, but having a Pavoni worries me that the grind wont be fine enough (Though Baratza have assured me they will. They've also said that the minimum portafilter size is 50mm which should cover most(all?) machines anyway. A $600 risk I really don't want to have to take regarding the grind!

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