I reckon they have had a busy December working out what to do. That "spec sheet" seems more like a wish list when first dreaming of a concept. No surprise to anyone here that the dimensions are vastly different to the "prototype".

With Arist, you can say goodbye to scenes like this:



It is amazing how accurately they capture my espresso making routine...

Anyone recognize the machine in this shot? DeLonghi?

AlexKilpatrick wrote:
It is amazing how accurately they capture my espresso making routine...

They'd have to zoom out to capture mine. I like to keep a good 4 or 5 partially-full steam pitchers positioned at random points around my machine, so that if/when I've spilled 3 of them, I still have the 2 I really need to top off my tall, thin-walled cylindrical glass. Which I then spill.

I see the problem... he's trying to foam the milk with that big tamper!!!

AlexKilpatrick wrote:
Anyone recognize the machine in this shot? DeLonghi?

Yup. First espresso machine I had looked a lot like that one. At least the part I can see.

kellzey wrote:I see the problem... he's trying to foam the milk with that big tamper!!!

Oooh! Easter Egg! That's the next Artist accessory, the Stamper. It steams and tamps, dispenses cardamom for Turkish style coffee, counts the steps you take around the kitchen, includes a built-in Bluetooth speaker, and can be a joystick for the drone that hovers over your house monitoring your coffee deliveries.

AlexKilpatrick wrote:With Arist, you can say goodbye to scenes like this:

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It is amazing how accurately they capture my espresso making routine...

Anyone recognize the machine in this shot? DeLonghi?

The most absurd thing in that video, yes, this is epic, is that there are a lot of coffee grounds on the drip tray. It's completely absurd considering you'd have to take your portafilter with loose coffee and completely turn it upside down or effectively throw the coffee out with momentum to get the situation they've created. Does the ECM have a 58mm group? That tamper...

Having said all that. Spec changes are definitely going to lead to 'this is a different product now because it's the only way we could get, at least, some of what we promised into the smallest space we were comfortable with telling you about' creep. Bonavista!!!

Spitz.me wrote:The most absurd thing in that video, yes, this is epic, is that there are a lot of coffee grounds on the drip tray. It's completely absurd considering you'd have to take your portafilter with loose coffee and completely turn it upside down or effectively throw the coffee out with momentum to get the situation they've created.

To me, this is "car jumped on the counter while I was grinding into a basket and getting the milk ready" I don't see how the arist can help with that, unless it has a cat detector/defender. It seems to have everything else, so maybe it does.

I had the DeLongi as my first espresso machine. It definitely does not have a 58 mm group.

I missed all that stuff, but I do wonder what they are going to do with 19bar?

Ira