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I'm with you on this. I had a hario hand grinder which was great, but I can't taste the difference and this is just a push of a big button. If you're not at the using mineral water and monitoring water temperature stage of coffee nerdism, I'm sure the Dualit is fine.
I would always recommend some cheap scales with a timer too though. Makes a big difference in being able to follow a "recipe" and is not much more effort than just dumping some water in the top.
Maybe spend similar money on a hand grinder, they are smaller and you might get a better quality grind for the price?
It also really makes you feel like you've worked for that coffee