I am looking for one of these grinders so I can start to take my coffee seriously and start using my machine again which has been neglected for about 12 months.
I don't mind if its used! Want to pay somewhere around $100. I looked up a few second hand sales and they seemed to go for around $70. Myer sells them new for $170 but i'd rather not pay that much!
Help guys
The 450 is supposedly the same internal machinery as the 480, and that's according to Sunbeam. (I'd provide the link but I read it back in Jan and wouldn't know where to start looking)
We have a spare 480 (new, came with our 6910 coffee machine) but not at $100…
yes, em0450 is the same as em0480 but without metal exterior - it's the best budget grinder :)
The EM0480 seems to be most popular and highly reccomended on coffee snobs and it looks good and durable.
breville smart grinder is even better (and more expensive) - it's perhaps the best value grinder around :)
Fantasic grinder, love ours. Got it on ebay, brand new for $90! Bargain!
Lucky man. My plan at the moment is to keep an eye on ebay and coffeesnobs for the next good value one. Theres some idiot on there who I offered $110 for it pickup yesterday and he says he wont take less than $150 and wont end the auction early for anyone. and its used, over a year old.. hes dreamin!
Just thinking about what scubacoles said above…
Could you buy a Sunbeam machine and grinder as a package, then sell the machine only?
Just an example - get this for $629 (which probably has the cheaper grinder)
http://www.getprice.com.au/Sunbeam-Cafe-Series-Espresso-Mach…
Then sell the 6910 for $550 or so brand new in box - would that work?
Any reason you must have the EM0480 (even though I have one and it looks very nice on the bench)?
The EM0450 is a conical burr grinder without being a cafe series model. Not sure if they are identical internally but I suspect they might be. The EM0450 has an RRP of $139 so much better chance of getting it close to $100.