Espresso Series 1

I want to ask a tough question that I think would give Nick the opportunity to really address public perception/community concerns: Fellow says that the ES1 went through a rigorous testing process before release, and by all accounts, they did do a testing process. In fact, there was the delay in shi

They shipped thousands of pre-orders last week, and most people who pre-ordered are probably coffee nerds who are on Reddit, not just average consumers. Given that context, I don’t think 6 DOA posts indicates a huge problem… it’s less than half a percent of the number they shipped. People rave about

Reliability of Series 1 is our number 1 priority. The reason for the shift in mass production was so that we didn't need to make the machine get a performance hit to meet our goals. We accelerate life test everything to meet a MINIMUM 5 year bar (this doesn't mean the product breaks after 5 years, i

I preordered the ES1, and ended up cancelling it. Bought a Profitec Move instead. I cancelled because I read a thread on r/Fellowproducts about the Aiden app and software updates. In a nutshell, the Aiden coffee makers get bricked by issues with software updates, and the app is finicky as hell. If t

As a micra (office) and de1 (home) I wouldn’t trade the micra for a es1. My main gripe with it is the creator said it’s designed to never be opened or service and should only need a Descale. All machines and components will fail with time, and the fellow can ve opened and replaced. And if you know a

I have been hesitant to consider the ES1 (after seeing loud voices re: the Aiden). The response here now has me considering it. Things will always break. Service should not, and it seems Fellow is on it.

I've preordered and received my Fellow ES1 before meticulous could even tell me what spot in line I am. (Probably because my spot keeps getting moved back because meticulous loves screwing their backers. ) I've already assumed my money is lost. What a joke of a company

Anecdotal data point. I would have sold my Lelit Bianca and bought the Espresso Series 1 asap if my Aiden experience wasn’t as bad. Such a fragile design is already unacceptable for a $350 machine and I currently don’t trust Fellow with a $1000+ machine.

So right now is a good time to start browsing the buy and sell forums/EAF discord. People are starting to get their Zerno Z2 and are going to be parting with the Z1 with multiple burr sets. I saw one the other day for $1300 with 3 burr sets. That leaves $1200 for a new espresso machine. If you can s

This. Plus general scheduler to turn on / off. Heck the fellow kettle has this basic scheduler function. Surprised the es1 didn’t out of the box.