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Robot is great but I wanted to be able to use industry standard sized puck prep tools and that’s honestly mostly it. I feel like the temp stability of a PID will lead to more consistency too in the long run. And the 58+ has a fully disconnectable power supply too so I can still take it camping and stuff if I really want to. Seems to have the pros of both the robot and original flair 58 combined into one.
In my desire to buy a new machine, I settled on a Flair 58+ as they were on sale. Seems to be the most sensible option for an espresso only machine that is actually somewhat affordable.