Eureka - XL

The Flair workflow is a pain, especially when making multiple drinks. I have one and a La Pavoni and the Flair only gets travel use. (Edit: Didn’t realize the 58 has a more “normal” workflow than the classic Flair). I bought my mom a Bambino Plus + Sette 5 years ago and she absolutely loves the setup. The machine hits a real sweet spot as a step up from a Nespresso, as the instant heat is EXTREMELY practical for exactly your use case (early morning pre-coffee caffeination), to the point where I’m shocked that nobody has really nailed that in the “step-up” machines. There are better grinder options today, and you have some choices with the machine (you can find a second-hand La Pavoni around that price range, or any of the options you listed). If I were to swap pieces of my setup for my mom’s, I’m fully confident I’d get a similar (or perhaps better) shot out of her machine with my grinder, but the gap between her Sette and my Mignon XL is serious (though the price sweet spot may be somewhere in the middle).

I „downgraded“ from a Mignon XL to the Lagom Casa. Very happy, capable SD grinder with great versatility. I don’t mind the longer grindtime at all. Footprint, ease of use and aesthetics sold this one for me. I paid ~650€

If you don´t need single dose: I am happy with Eureka Mignon XL. The shot timer is working quite well and extraction is consistent enough.

I've got the Vectis at home paired with the eureka oro (or eureka mignon XL) and I think it's a really nice and robust combination. One thing you'll observe with the Vectis combined with the old grinder is the pre infusion which goes too quickly with stale beans.  Compared to the normal eureka mignon or Libra series the XL has a bigger burr set and a smaller burr chambre for old grounds to buildup. The retention is something like 0.2 to 0.5 grams. The grinder is quite silent and also grinds quick. Also, if you decide to go single dosing you can configure the eureka XL in a way that's a quite nice single doser aswell. I think it only sucks for pour over coffee.

Just got a Mignon XL to replace my venerable Rancilio Rocky. Feels like a huge upgrade.

Eureka XL, Eureka Libra, and Weber Key M1 are the 3 grinders on my bar now and it’s what I found on the secondary market for good deals. If you are patient you can find some killer deals. I won’t say how much I spent on each one but I’ll say that I usually don’t buy a grinder unless I can get it for 50~% off. This way if I decide down the line to sell it I can usually easily recoup my money and pass on the deal to someone else. I have had a bunch of other grinders on my bar over the last few years but they come and go depending on what I can find. I’ll likely swap out one of my Eureka grinders in the near future Iv seen a lot of grinder go up for sale in my area and the two Eureka grinders are to similar in taste. For now the XL serves as my daily, the Libra as my decaf, and the Key is mostly used when I try out some new beans. But I also really like to brew my daily beans with it but it requires more time and energy to deal with vs the 6-7 seconds from the XL.

I have both a Eureka XL and a p64. I bought the Eureka XL originally and wasn’t happy with it, so I upgraded to the p64. Wish I had just bought the better grinder right off the bat. If you have the money, don’t bother with the cheaper grinders because you will quickly get frustrated with them and want to upgrade.