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  • Barry O'Speedwagon
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    Originally posted by trentski
    Making up for lost time?[emoji23]

    A la recherche du temps perdu

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  • kopikia
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    Having used a refurbished Commercial grinder (can fit within the budget, if the right deal comes along), it's hard to move back to some of the "Pro-sumer" grinders. The build quality, speed, can vary quite significantly.
    Good luck with the journey, what ever you choose, it will be a great choice. And if not, you just move on to something else. At the very least, you will have learnt it for yourself.

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  • kopikia
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    THere is also the Lelit grinder at that price point, with a stepless adjustment. It's a bit noisy though, and feels a little unfinished compared to the Rocky.
    And the machine that i used choked at some point, potentiall due to excess moisture in the air...

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  • LeroyC
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    Yes. Referring to a non-existent member.

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  • spin_addict
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    Originally posted by trentski View Post
    Interesting picture for this thread in tapatalk at the moment [emoji1]
    Ahh it's not just mine then

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  • trentski
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    Interesting picture for this thread in tapatalk at the moment 😄

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  • blend52
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    Obviously too late now but,....
    Anyone feeling constrained by their budget for a quality grinder, should get over their prejudice and look at pre owned (used) grinders. !
    There is some incredible bargains on grinders from snobs who like to upgrade frequently.
    a quality grinder can stand many years of domestic or cafe use with few issues beyond needing a fresh set of burrs.

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  • trentski
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    Originally posted by Barry O'Speedwagon View Post
    Yes, prosumer is a better description (obviously it is not a cafe grinder....none of these are). The M2M is great bang for buck. The grind quality is comparable to my M4D. It's a little slower....not an issue for most. The steps are very 'small', so not a problem with fine adjustments (you may alter dose a smidgen). And it has a very small footprint. $425 for an M2M seems pretty fair to me.

    Full disclosure: I own a Compak K3, M2M and M4D. Have tried a Eureka Mignon (similar grind quality). No experience with Baratzas.
    How loud is the m4d compared to the k3?

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  • aik
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    Ordered M2M for 400$ (ebay offers 10% now). Thanks everybody.

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  • trentski
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    K3 push is in your budget or a deal on a k3 touch

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  • Barry O'Speedwagon
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    Originally posted by aik View Post
    That web pages says straight away: "The Macap M2M is an entry level prosumer grinder". Not "commercial" ;-)

    I have not seen complains about Rocky not being reliable, really.

    Yes, prosumer is a better description (obviously it is not a cafe grinder....none of these are). The M2M is great bang for buck. The grind quality is comparable to my M4D. It's a little slower....not an issue for most. The steps are very 'small', so not a problem with fine adjustments (you may alter dose a smidgen). And it has a very small footprint. $425 for an M2M seems pretty fair to me.

    Full disclosure: I own a Compak K3, M2M and M4D. Have tried a Eureka Mignon (similar grind quality). No experience with Baratzas.

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  • aik
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    Originally posted by matth3wh View Post
    Worth considering the Baratza Sette 270 or the Eureka Mignon E. If you ask site sponsor nicely they may just squeeze it in under the $500.
    Heh. The shortlist then 425$ for M2M today and 480$ for sette270 but it is "preorder" mid-march. Flat burr vs. conical burr. Hm.

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  • fatboy_1999
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    With regard to the Rocky, I found the steps a little large for my liking. It seemed to go from too coarse to too fine in one click sometimes.
    I have not had any such issues with the Macap M5 which we moved up to. The M5 now comes as a stepless grinder, but when we got it it was still a stepped grinder.
    The steps on our M5 are quite small and whilst the M5 is not in the same price bracket as the M2M, I would think the steps would be similarly small.

    Brett.

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  • matth3wh
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    Worth considering the Baratza Sette 270 or the Eureka Mignon E. If you ask site sponsor nicely they may just squeeze it in under the $500.

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  • aik
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    That web pages says straight away: "The Macap M2M is an entry level prosumer grinder". Not "commercial" ;-)

    I have not seen complains about Rocky not being reliable, really.

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