I received my machine earlier this week. Had it out of the crate set up and paired with the app in no time. Machine build seems very solid and a quick peek at the internals when I took the top off (2 screws) to remove the protection film revealed a beautiful, well executed and roomy interior. Gear pump is something I never thought I’d need but it is amazing. I love the joysticks for steam hot water. Also I am accustomed to dual boilers and find this dual boiler, saturated group machine to heat up very quickly.
Huge plus, Tablet not even needed except to set machine parameters and run premade profiles (either pressure or flow) or make your own and you get feedback on your pull from it. Currently I just made a 9 bar flat 30 second profile to dial it. Will get into more elaborate preset and my own profiles as I get time.
I bound that 9 bar flat profile to the paddle, meaning unless I want to dive deeper I can run it just like any other machine with a switch and not even need a tablet. I have the option to just use it like a basic machine.
That flexibility and actuators for steam and water are just a couple of the features set apart from other machines that basically need the tablet to run.
Cup clearance is insane, I can fit a 12 oz paper go cup on my Acaia lunar with ease.
Imo even without the advanced features, this machine is as better than anything else in the price range.