Mignon Libra

Love my Mignon Libra (original 55mm, now $800?!), but Eureka sells cheaper Mignon options ($400). Whole Latte Love sells refurbished, as does Amazon. Most Mignons now have sound attenuation treatment by default. (They used to advertise it only for better models.) Mine is pretty quiet, although I've never measured. You might barely hear it upstairs, but it's quiet and lower pitch, nothing annoying. Sounds pro. Zero retention. I only take it apart every month or two out of guilt and never find more than a little bit of dust inside. I'm sure aficionados that can taste burr shapes and which side of the mountain a bean grew on would differ, but I think the default burrs grind fine. I feel like there are a lot of other factors affecting my shot quality more. Grind by weight of the Libra is so simple if you don't mind drinking a bag at a time, unlike single dosing. I can walk up and have a shot in the basket in 10 seconds, tamp (8 seconds), and pull the shot in an instant-on Breville Bambino Plus (40 seconds) in less than a minute. One more minute to steam milk and some quick art if I'm doing a cortado. You can tell I got tired of dosing, right? I added the ARO precision aluminum grind dial to mine and highly recommend for repeatability and dialing in much more accurately than the default dial. Eureka has started to sell upgraded "King Dials" that track rotations, but look clunky comparatively in the videos I've seen.

At your budget, you could do a Breville Bambino Plus and a Mignon grinder. That's what I have and it is plenty of grinder and machine below aficionado "I can taste the differences between Arabica, Robusta, Liberica, and Excelsa beans at any roast level." Cheap machines are discussed so often here I keep a post: https://www.reddit.com/r/espresso/comments/1pemyi9/comment/nshft26/ SUMMARY (US market): * hand grinders: 1Zpresso Q Air Manual ($70) and KINGrinder K6 ($100) * electric grinders: Baratza ESP ($200), MiiCoffee/Turin DF54 ($250), and any Eureka Mignon intended for espresso you can find refurbished or used * espresso machines: Casabrews 3700 ($100), HiBrew H10B ($125), De'Longhi Dedica ($150), De'Longhi Classic($180), Breville Bambino ($250), Breville Bambino Plus ($400)

The Eureka Mignon series can take a single dose or larger hopper giving you the ability to switch based on your preference. I have the Libra and added a single dose hopper with bellows for when I want to switch beans.

Have GWB (Libra). It’s nice, but now my partner started drinking decaf and I envy single dose grinders. Never had one but i think weighing the beans would not be a annoying additional step. What I find also limiting is that I’m limited to grind into the portafilter as nothing else works with the GWB, so for experimenting etc Single dose just seems to be more fun.

Eureka Mignon Libra, takes a whole step out of my morning routine

My Eureka Mignon Libra is written "Made in Italy" ok it...

I just got my eureka mignon Libra yesterday. It grinds by weight. Very happy with it so far. They run about $800

The Sette 270Wi is solid if you want grind-by-weight out of the box, but the build quality complaints are real. I've seen a few people go through warranty replacements within the first year. If you can stretch to ~$800 the Eureka Mignon Libra is worth a look. Better build, quieter, and the grind-by-weight dosing is more consistent from what I've seen. My Specialità doesn't have it but every time I weigh my dose I think about upgrading just for the convenience.

Eureka Mignon Libra, got it for grind by weight. cost about €600 at the time.

Same here...OG Libra 55. I like the GBW feature for simplicity and because I don't really change beans that much for espresso. If I want to single dose I also have a Varia VS6 as well. I only have about 16.5" under my cabinet, so that takes a lot of grinders out of contention right away. A newer GBW grinder would probably be nice, especially seeing how fluffy the grinds are coming out the E64 WS and the like, but not sure if I'd really notice it that much for about 1-2 drinks per day. We'll see...upgraditis might win out eventually! On a side note, at least aesthetically, I think the Eurekas really match nicely with the look and design of the Micra and Mini sitting on the counter, for whatever thats worth.

i also have an eureka mignon libra (all purpose 65 mm from WLL), and I do love it. the quality of the grind is very good in my opinion. the AP comes with a nice dosing cup, which is awesome. As u/Cykon said, you do get some variation in the output (+- 0.2 grams), so be prepared for that. It is not the easiest grinder to clean, and there is a little retention for sure.