Ive used the capresso for a number of years and I’ve generally been really happy with it. I can recommend it as a good entry level grinder to get started. It’s not too expensive and can last for a long time. I recently upgraded to a grinder from Eureka and been really happy with the upgrade. Gifted my old capresso to my parents who have been using a blade grinder for decades and they have been very happy with the upgrade. If you dont feel like spending too much right now it’s definetly the one to go with and then maybe if you feel like it, you can upgrade later now having more knowledge. You’ll also have a good gift to pass along to someone who is maybe less nerdy about coffee but appreciate the upgrade. Or settle with it and keep it till it wares out.
Some notes about the grinder: it’s a little uneven but still miles better than a blade grinder. Be sure to clean the inside by scraping off any deposits on the carrier around the burrs. The build up will make the grind very uneven and create lots of fines. After a clean it’s good again.

PS “Nivona Cafe Grano” is the exact same grinder just in Europe.

Dirty build plate. Greasy spots causes the filament to not stick. Use a spray of soapy water and a microfibre cloth to clean it. Just water and dish soap works amazing for degreasing. No need to use isopropyl alcohol. Nozzle height looks okay on the front left I think. Maybe a tad too close, but shouldn’t be a problem. On the back it’s way too high. Make sure your bed leveling is a bit better

Another thumbs up for reollink. Isolated vlan with no interne and it just works. I did have one (E1 zoom) camera with issues that it suddenly started crashing constantly but got my money back and got the Poe version instead (E1 outdoor poe) and its been rock solid since. Probably a psu issue but didn’t bother trouble shooting further.

Fyi there ar multiple standards for Poe with different voltages and some Poe switches only does one or maybe two standards (most often at 48-57 V) but if you have older/cheaper Poe devices they might use passive Poe at 24-38V and not all switches supports that mode simultaneously with the more modern Poe standards. Some switches will “support” both modes but only one mode at the time for all ports or maybe its just pasively passing on the input voltage as output voltage. Luckily most Poe switches support auto detection (unless its a crappy no name brand) and having that feature will protect your non Poe devices from damage. Poe is detected by some specific resistance steps on the wires (don’t quote me) but this means if you have very long wires auto detection might not work but that will always default to off. You can usually on a proper brand switch force a port to be on but then be sure to physically mark that port with a sticker or something saying it’s “HOT” because then there’s no protection for non Poe devices any longer.

I won’t recommend any switch for you at the moment untill I know more about your skill level and use case.

Wow… 22%?!.. That’s generous of you.

This channel will either help you or confuse you more on what to get, but either way the channel is awesome on information and super cute https://m.youtube.com/@OneManFiveCats/videos

Yes. It was part of the deal your cat decided not to show you when you signed up for life with a cat.

Robot vacuum cleaners are a God sent. Runs every day.

Yeah. It’s stupid expensive, but you probably know the feeling. I mostly made the post to make sure that I didn’t miss something obvious that was better or if the grinder is not actually performing as advertised. I’m not so familiar with all the various brands.

I don’t mind the style so much. I think it’s pretty classic. I do care about esthetic and I like a white grinder which Eurika has as well, but the look is secondary to the workflow of the machine and build quality.

Any other brand you’d suggest instead?

How do you find the build quality? I looked at one about 4-5 years ago and it felt very cheap and plasticy on a first hand feel. How is it holding up?

Yes it is expensive but I just want a really good grinder where I dont have to compromise and will last a long time. I want to gift myself something nice where I do t have to deal with small annoyances like poor workflow/design, annoying buttons or unnecessary electronic that can break, cheap materials that won’t last more than ~5 years, uneven grind or a messy grinder that spills coffe on the table constantly (I had one of those and I hated it)

I’m not really interested in a manual grinder.

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Do you have a source of the numbers and not just the post where there’s also no source?

Edit: just a heads up, OP of the screenshoted post corrected from 500K to 50K so your screenshot now wrong and potentially spreading misinformation!

While i find resin prints super cool, the toxicity of the resin and solvents will never not make me a feel uneasy about it. Working with resin is just messy and can be quite unhealthy.

In my country, Denmark, you as an employee can quit with one month notice to the end of next month. If you get fired without cause you have 3 months where you can either keep working or if your boss dont want to see your face you can stay home but you still get payed for 3 months. In some contracts and job titles you earn security for your position if you work there for a long time or it is a special position and you could for example have 12 months of security of fired without cause where your employer must payout the next 12 months.

The rules are slightly different of fired with cause where you loose your 3 months security or if fired because of lay offs where you have to keep working and can’t just stay home (unless told to do so of cause)

Any way you can reorient the part to have the text face the build plate instead of the top layer? I always have much better succes having the text face down because it gets smooth (or textured) when squished to the build plate.

Great… Now thats also part of my browser history

Jesus Christ! Just hardcode a default answer when someone says Thank you, and respond with “no problem” or something like that.

Just like my beagle. She’s also always ready for a nap.

I think we are getting too off topic here so maybe make a seperate post in here asking how to tinker with selfhosting, dns, tinkering etc and you can have multiple people’s inputs.