Espresso Series 1

I want to ask a tough question that I think would give Nick the opportunity to really address public perception/community concerns: Fellow says that the ES1 went through a rigorous testing process before release, and by all accounts, they did do a testing process. In fact, there was the delay in shi

They shipped thousands of pre-orders last week, and most people who pre-ordered are probably coffee nerds who are on Reddit, not just average consumers. Given that context, I don’t think 6 DOA posts indicates a huge problem… it’s less than half a percent of the number they shipped. People rave about

Your support headaches are the reason I stopped sending my Ode Gen 2 back and forth for repairs (motors keep seizing) and decided to literally toss it off a cliff and replace it with a Sculptor 064S. That said, I also have an Aiden and it DOES make good coffee. I got mine in March of 2025 and I don'

I preordered the ES1, and ended up cancelling it. Bought a Profitec Move instead. I cancelled because I read a thread on r/Fellowproducts about the Aiden app and software updates. In a nutshell, the Aiden coffee makers get bricked by issues with software updates, and the app is finicky as hell. If t

I have been hesitant to consider the ES1 (after seeing loud voices re: the Aiden). The response here now has me considering it. Things will always break. Service should not, and it seems Fellow is on it.

As a micra (office) and de1 (home) I wouldn’t trade the micra for a es1. My main gripe with it is the creator said it’s designed to never be opened or service and should only need a Descale. All machines and components will fail with time, and the fellow can ve opened and replaced. And if you know a

Anecdotal data point. I would have sold my Lelit Bianca and bought the Espresso Series 1 asap if my Aiden experience wasn’t as bad. Such a fragile design is already unacceptable for a $350 machine and I currently don’t trust Fellow with a $1000+ machine.

Fellow has a video about adjusting volumetric settings on their introductory videos page for the ES1: https://fellowproducts.com/pages/espresso-series-1-gear-guide?view=gg-series1 I was somewhat surprised that they didn’t mention the option to turn off volumetric dosing while dialing in the machine.

I've preordered and received my Fellow ES1 before meticulous could even tell me what spot in line I am. (Probably because my spot keeps getting moved back because meticulous loves screwing their backers. ) I've already assumed my money is lost. What a joke of a company

Reliability of Series 1 is our number 1 priority. The reason for the shift in mass production was so that we didn't need to make the machine get a performance hit to meet our goals. We accelerate life test everything to meet a MINIMUM 5 year bar (this doesn't mean the product breaks after 5 years, i