I am not impressed by the sticker as well and do think it could and should be a laser etched etc. At the same time I can’t agree this means the product is a short term throw away item.
My Vesuvius has an acs sticker, lelit maraX had a sticker and I would not class them as a this.
It’s only been a week of use so far from any serious judgment but it seems a better thought through product than the df83 was.
I didn’t have to slow feed even using light roast. I am using 600rpm at the moment so can’t comment on lower.
The grind consistency is very good. Using the same setting the pour seems to be consistent within ½ seconds.
No loose grounds flying around which I love. I literally had to brush off minimal amount once this week. The magnetic chute is also a nice feature.
Using RDT I always get everything out. Obviously this involves using the bellows. Without 0.3-0.5g gets stuck. Saying that there’s no ground flying anywhere while using the below which was the issue with df83.
Although it’s a nice feature with magnetic cup I much prefer the Niche design as it isn’t as thick and doesn’t touch all the way down to the basket when inverting to empty.
Found it very easy to dial in different coffees to this point.
One of the differences between this and duo I found is while getting same ratio at the same time with the duo the first drip occurs few seconds later but the flow rate is faster whereas on the df83v first drip comes earlier but get a steady lower flow rate at the moment.
Had no issues with the dial mentioned above. Might be because I tightened it once while adjusting the zero point on initial setup.
