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

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

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.

Fellow has a video about adjusting volumetric settings on their introductory videos page for the ES1: https://fellowproducts.com/pages/espresso-series-1-gear-guide?view=gg-series1 I was somewhat surprised that they didn’t mention the option to turn off volumetric dosing while dialing in the machine.

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

Fellow Series 1 could be a great value for the money, or it could be a total bust. AFAIK, no independent reviewer has used it outside of a demo that was carefully orchestrated by Fellow. But if you believe in the adage "you get what you pay for", FS1 is highly unlikely to perform in the same league

Thank you for this post. I'm a Fellow fan-boy. Been buying there stuff since day 1. My wife and I got the Series 1 - our first espresso machine. We love espresso and a good latte, but never had a machine at home. I feel like we are the target audience for a machine like this. Out of the box volume s

The fact that they try to answer all the ES1 problems almost immediately vs how they ignore the rest of the discussions kinda show that I don’t need any other products from them besides the fellow stagg ekg pro I have.

Interesting. Yeah I have to admit this revelation has made me re consider keeping the fellow ES1 pre order too. I’m glad I didn’t cancel it because up until a few days ago I had made up my mind on the micra.