Meet the New King (for Half the Price): Bookoo vs Acaia

The Acaia Lunar has long been the golden standard for coffee scales. Fetching a meaty pricetag of over $250, it certainly is a lot to swallow, but has demanded the price for many years. Finally, a contender has arisen, matching and even surpassing the build quality of the lunar, the Bookoo scale offers the same precision at half the cost.
What do you think of this new player in the market? And do you think others will follow suit?
*note- the lunar shows 100g with the calibration unit in the b roll. This was filmed after the video. During filming, it was showing 100.1g, which is why I said they both needed calibration. The Bookoo was not calibrated to the Acaia weight.
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[@LanceHedrick]

to be SUPER CLEAR because it seems to be going over some heads: I am NOT saying you get loads more with BooKoo. I'm saying SIMPLY you get at WORST the same quality/experience and at BEST potentially slightly higher for HALF the price. So, if you feel the need to point out these changes aren't massive, yes, I know. It's not about one being massively better. It's the fact these scales can be made with similar (or better) manufacturing AND cost half the price while also not just ripping off a design. ALSO, I love my Acaia scales. I have spent north of $1000 on them. I use them often. The Acaia is not now "bad." This video is to shine a light on a company that has found a better way to construct scales and will hopefully cause other companies to implement these building designs into cheaper and more affordable units for everyone to access quality products without exorbitant prices. Is $125 the end game? Of course not. But it is 50% lower!!! That's a start. Thanks for watching!

[@JamieaG]

How does it compare to the AKU?

[@EugeneBuvard]

The case isnt included and neither is a reference weight, is that correct?

[@russellchiles3343]

I do think it is a good way to let Acaia know, that there is competition, and you need to up your game to survive.

[@CoffeeGearLab]

I think value to money is a very important thing to point out, and I appreciate you making videos like this. Even for those of us that can afford “end game” products, the value play is an important consideration. For most of your viewers, getting 95% of the capabilities for 50% of the cost is big deal. I also have several of the scales you mentioned, including the BooKoo, and I concur with your conclusions. One last thing related to responsiveness using the calibration weight. Did you set the “noise filter” to zero before testing? That slows down the perceived responsiveness a lot.

[@Theprincipal12]

Lance is that a new Mazzer Philos on the side there? Do you have a video coming on it?!

[@yigitoflaz4730]

We ABSOLUTELY need a scale tearlist rn

[@Jfrig]

☝🏼

[@squishyflac]

Tearlist like how much it makes someone cry?

[@purrito4424]

Overpriced scales make me sad.

[@utzmann-northbenoit1130]

so like a tare-list?

[@yigitoflaz4730]

@@squishyflac lol not editing it

[@bvtc1777]

When I was shopping for scales, I couldn’t believe the Acaia prices. There was no way a scale should be in smartphone cost territory, I thought. Glad there’s finally some competition in the market.

[@lankymario7189]

it is like 'wedding' stuff, if you put a 'coffee' as the adjactive, they can sell for double the price and ppl will still buy it

[@kevadu]

There has always been competition. I spent like $30 on a scale an it's absolutely fine.

[@lfish21.]

Total scam when it's a $20 scale at most.

[@KidRichmond]

I purchased the knockoff for $29 on amazon and it’s USBc and I’ve not had any issues. Seems to be very accurate. Acaia is way overpriced considering what it is and the fact it isn’t even well made under the hood.

[@1bbnnkk]

@@kevaduOnly that it doesn’t have a radio, pair with an app for profiling and probably has higher latency. Its overpriced but no one else offered this until now

[@jpk.mp3]

As someone who works in the embedded computing industry, great job explaining the metalwork machining, conformal coating, and the basics of the pcb 🙌

[@LanceHedrick]

Thank you!!!

[@dixls]

I will say it's worth noting that having the usb port on a daughterboard can be a good thing. USB C ports aren't the most durable things and being able to replace a little daughterboard rather than trying to solder a new usb C port to an otherwise functioning board. As for the build, while the machining of the bookoo does seem nice, it *looks* like it's just different strategies for manufacturing altogether. I will say, the bookoo is definitely something i've been considering, having put up with an aging hario scale for years now, looking forward to a tier list!

[@flug_rost]

10/10 comment :)

[@LanceHedrick]

Definitely! Assuming you can get the daughter board lol

[@luke9822]

The daughter board feature could be useful to the consumer if we had right to repair laws in place and the manufacturer actually designed the scale to have replaceable parts at reasonable prices.

[@andrewford5201]

I was shown one of these a few weeks ago, nice to see an in-depth look at the build quality. My Acaia plays up a lot after 3 years of use with slow starts and glitchy resets to Oz etc so maybe looking fairly soon and this definitely looks nice for the price.

[@dixls]

@@LanceHedrick oh for sure, but I would hope they could just send you one, not having dealt with acaia I have no idea if that's the reality

[@odinallfather8241]

Completely concur. Would love a scale tier list video.

[@TokyoCoffee]

Did anyone else try to go to BOOKOO's website in the first hour of this video upload and find it was overloaded? Lance's endorsement is a strong thing!

[@zconiglietti]

After he posted his gaggiuino video I sold my gaggiuino classic pro the next day after being up for 2 weeks so yeah

[@LanceHedrick]

Where my commission at

[@TokyoCoffee]

@@LanceHedrick I think you'll have to settle for tons of adoration and respect

[@LanceHedrick]

I'll take it hahaha

[@ccuellar6212]

He is getting a kickback I’m sure.

[@johanneszhengdu4625]

Fun fact, the brand's name in chinese 不苦 (bù kǔ) means "not bitter" :D

[@Conservator.]

Thanks!

[@hoongfu]

That's hilarious!

[@stc_theone]

I really love that Mario is talking about coffee scales :D Thanks for the cool video Lance

[@michaelgibbs1753]

The timing here is impeccable: I was on a waitlist for the Pyxis, but I just bought this based on your recommendation for my Cafelat Robot (should just fit in there based on my measurements).

[@monas.6839]

+1 for a scale tier list! 💜 I’m new to the espresso obsession…uhhh I mean hobby! My humble Baminbo Plus and D64 have tapped me out for now, but I still don’t want junk for accessories, just affordable. 😃

[@ogb_0602]

Thanks for the helpful video on the bookoo scale. I tried to buy the scale, but my experience was terrible with the delivery to NYC. After a more than a month calling Bookoo support, I never managed to the the packaged delivered to NYC. So, I think it is a factor to consider - lower price and random delivery vs a more reliable product for a well known company.

[@tricamel]

24s in and I see a Mazzer Philos on the counter... Am interested to see that review. Thanks for the scales review. Great perspective, as always Lance.

[@0whitestone]

Thanks for calling out this scale. I want to get an espresso scale when I take the plunge and buy an espresso machine, and now I have a good option to look at when I do. I gotta admit, I really thought I'd never buy an acaia due to the price and what it does, but this is definitely something I would be interested in.

[@matthieusuzor-pleau3157]

Great video ! a tierlist should be very interesting. I know it’s a bit lot nerdy, but as a former calibration lab equipment, I’m interested to see the difference of the 100g weight in the 4 corners vs the middle. It’s a test we do when we’re testing laboratory scale. If the difference between a corner and the middle is too big, the scale not passed the test. Also repetitive mesures, like 10 times could be interesting, for me and calibration guys :) A suggestion for the next scale review video ;)

[@johnadams9314]

I have the bookoo so I just did this test. I put a 100g calibration weight in each of the four corners (though for the bottom two corners I moved it slightly further up because it was activating the buttons, which of itself is interesting to know) it measured exactly 100.0g in all locations. I then repeatedly measured it in the centre (I lost count how many times but more than 10) and varied the time between measurements, it measured 100.0 every time. Edited to add: The calibration weight is the one that I calibrated the scale with when I received it, and to confirm I have no connection with bookoo other than as a customer of both the scale and the pressure monitor.

[@matthieusuzor-pleau3157]

@ thanks for sharing!

[@VerhoevenSimon]

Thank you for showcasing this one. I'd love another scale tier list/budget build list. Especially given the holidays are coming up.

[@JimTsL]

Too many options around 50€/$, but almost no way to test them. We definitely need a scales’ video! Keep up the great work!!!

[@ziptiefighter]

JH's "My descent into madness" scales video is rather humorous...now five years old though.

[@PatrickD707]

@@ziptiefighter but still valid: “Just because they CAN do something doesn’t mean that they SHOULD do it.”

[@TravelerNick]

Plenty of options at €10. Buy one a year for the next decade and you're still ahead

[@rabendranath]

I bought a MHW-3Bomber coffee scale for about 30 USD at the beginning of this year and I'm completely happy with it, what it gets right is that scales don't always have to be crazy expensive for coffee use (IMHO, 125 USD for a scale is still a lot...)

[@pauldistasio4385]

I’ve had their mini version for a couple weeks now and I’m not sure what more a scale can do…

[@purrito4424]

@@pauldistasio4385 The new Apple iWeigh is made from 100% recycled materials, has Wifi 7, is made from a solid block of machined aluminum. Only $399.

[@andrhamm]

just had my MHW-3Bomber scale die after just under one year of infrequent use. I loved it while it worked, the reviews were great when I bought it. After it stopped charging I went back to see reviews and sure enough they are all updating to say they stopped charging at around a year. So good luck

[@rabendranath]

@andrhamm Ouch... Wasn't aware of that, I use that scale about 4 times a week and the last time I charged it was like 5-6 months ago... Will have your experience in mind, I have the big scale, not the slim version. Cheers!

[@ugliestbread]

⁠@@andrhammWeirdly, mine has met the exact same fate as of a couple of weeks ago. Just doesn’t charge and the weight increases on its own.

[@Sren101]

My scale just gave up the ghost, you have saved me a good deal of money with this video, many thanks! ☺️

[@_kwak]

Would love the tierlist video! In general would be a fun concept across all your extensive coffee gear. e.g. manual espresso tier list, budget tier list, grinder tier list, etc. Typical confines like budget range so it isn't apple to oranges!

[@tatemazer]

Awesome review! the design is 🔥🔥. I appreciate that there is a separate USB board for the Acaia so you have a much cheaper board to replace if the port ever goes bad. now just waiting for them to start providing parts..

[@LanceHedrick]

Lol right. And also some coating. And also half the price.

[@price.gaines]

I would argue that, for the sake of repairability, having a separate daughter board for the USB port is better. If your port breaks, that’s a much cheaper repair than the entire mainboard. But that’s pretty much the only point I’d give to the Acaia

[@KennethWodiska]

Assuming the replacement board exists. Otherwise one board or two boards is a moot point.

[@MarketingGuy]

Pretty sure they will not provide you a replacement board.

[@LanceHedrick]

They don't currently to my knowledge but that may change following this vid lol

[@MarketingGuy]

@@LanceHedrick lol

[@Kraaketaer]

​@@KennethWodiskato a certain degree yes, though desoldering and resoldering a port on a small daughterboard with few other components is also far less risky than doing the same directly on the motherboard, so the modular design is still a win for repairability. Access to spare parts is still a must though, and really something they should be offering.

[@GadgetsGearCoffee]

I have this scale! Still working on testing it before releasing a review. I clicked this so fast when I saw you got your hands on this too. This gave me such good insight into its construction and accuracy thanks!

[@Kureiji-Desu]

I love how deep you go into these things. I would like to see even more in-depth reviews of products.

[@brianlee9630]

i've been looking for a scale for the bot and the bookoo is perfect. thank you for the quick demo. no more weird side ways lunar scale placement haha!

[@Makedubbis]

Just the right timing for my currently very trigger happy scale shopping finger, thank you!

[@thedancingsousa]

This is interesting to see. Im also excited for the half decent scale coming from decent in the next little bit.

[@Wabbit_Hunta]

Thanks, good critical view of both sets of scales. not ripping them apart by critiquing them either, but simply pointing out how things are, and that the price points for an item like this are to a degree over the top. Captive market - even niche maybe means they can get the most profit with minimal outlay. That Bookoo scale, even though smaller, may actually ring alarm bells with Acaia. It does exactly the same and is literally on point being far cheaper,

[@CantonSecurity]

I am really enjoying my Normcore V3 espresso scale that I got for half the price of the bookoo at only $59. It’s all aluminum and has a very planted feel due to its weight. It has a very aesthetic angled screen on the front like that one scale that timemore makes. The oversized silicone covers stay in place unlike all of those small pads that most scales provide. I highly recommend every one to give it a look and see for themselves.

[@HuubvanVeenhuyzen]

I was just searching for this video after seeing your dial in video, the youtube algorithm doesnt disappoint

[@MBergyman]

My $27 Greater Goods scale been kickin for a couple years now. Been to UK and Malta in my carry on for work trips, since coffee is hit or miss when traveling and I like making coffee at my hotel before work (Aeropress). The premium scales definitely FEEL nicer, but as was alluded to in the video, the guts are not a hard problem to solve for anyone. I do wish mine was about an inch narrower and shallower, but no big deal. It works for espresso, v60, Aeropress, my vac pot, bigass vintage chemex, and I use it to pre/post my roast batches. Maybe I’ll get something nicer if it dies someday.

[@S4F1C3]

I absolutely would love for you to do a scale tier list, Lance!

[@EYYQCiHTfAGTV7O96y]

Thanks Lance! Appreciate videos like this

[@ellisboys78]

Off topic, but love the new look/haircut! Hope you are well!

[@DKMarik]

I totally love my BooKoo scale and their espresso profiler, all nicely integrated with Beanconqueror. Essential for keeping track of shots and improving consistency.

[@glockfan40]

Thanks for the heads up! Looks like a promising small footprint scale for a reasonable price!

[@svx94]

Nice review again, Lance! One thing I see missing the the app come with the scale. Most part of the espresso community have not live in the digital age yet, and doesn't seem to appreciate the value of Apps.

[@haacseee]

noticing the mazzer philos in the background. crossing fingers for review soonish.

[@benfuct5880]

Subminimal Subscale is better than my $100 to $200 scales. So simple, and only $50. Pleasantly surprised! 😅😂❤

[@TimothyScotts1]

The Bookoo scales are such a big upgrade to my Lelit Bianca imo and makes dialling in new beans a breeze:) I really wish them the best and hope they continue to improve and succeed!!

[@needmorebeans]

yesssssss, finally, Bookoo's time to shine! Works so well with the Flair 58 and their Bluetooth espresso monitor!

[@michaelrossmaessler200]

Lance thanks for this timely video! I can't afford the Acaia so it's nice to see other options.

[@jonasw.4965]

Using a narrow based pour over pitcher to fit the Bookoo works well for me. Of course many pitchers cover the display, but connecting one of the few possible apps to get the weight readout on your phone can solve this problem :)

[@jonathancasanova3029]

Totally unrelated. You look fantastic man. Love that for you.

[@Stan_sprinkle]

Maybe one of the only videos that could pull me away from the Texas Arkansas game today lol

[@lizhen5358]

BOOKOO's team is very young and energetic, they always make products with some novel industrial design and features, very much looking forward to them.

[@lubenzz]

I have the Timemore black mirror mini. It’s tremendous. It’s also the only one(to my knowledge) that has a flow tracker, which played a big role in my buying decision.

[@youtubeprofile2070]

The Mini also has a very handy ESP (espresso) mode. It auto-tares the cup and knows when liquid starts flowing or stops flowing. Once the shot is done, it auto-resets and is ready for the next shot. Pretty intelligent and hands-free. I'm surprised it's not more popular.

[@mopikozz]

Iove my Timemore mirror nano, it’s a more precise scale than the basic, cheaper than bookoo

[@georcecostanza]

I gotta say, I like videos where Lance doesn’t talk as much. This was fantastic

[@1101naomi]

Yes to tier list!

[@trackntrail2869]

Yes, scale tier list!!!

[@lucianogonzalez8597]

I'm happy with my scale, yet I'm watching anyways haha. Love your vids!

[@tobyr21]

Yes, please do a scale comparison video, for several price ranges. -Toby

[@adambeatty8939]

Very nice! I was looking to the pyxis next but will look to Bookoo now thanks !

[@SebastianCristanchoYT]

A massive tier list video on every big scale would be sick

[@mikni4069]

Acaia has never been a king of anything other than overcharging their customers for a rather basic thing, so I fully agree someone could easily replicate it for 1/3 of the price. There been many other scales with same accuracy at a fraction for many years but didn’t have the marketing or design behind them. I have one that I had basically as long as Acaia been out and it’s been drowned in water and espresso and still works and it was out long before Acaia made an espresso scale, it’s Ui is questionable but it still works. It’s good to see more and more taking on Acaia and at more reasonable prices and not ripping their customers to nearly the same extent.

[@Lionskatana]

A tearlist would be amazing 😊

[@tybym]

Tier list for scales - yes please!!! Will we also get a review for that nice looking Mazzer Philos grinder? 😄

[@duncanstothers719]

Love you Lance, a few thoughts on this vid and future electronics videos: I don't think having a place machined into the aluminum for the PCB is necessary at all. It's a little unfair to Acaia to imply that for some reason that's needed. The Acaia board is in a much larger enclosure. Regarding the boards: Both have custom PCBs designed to fit in the enclosure. You can tell in the Acaia by the bottom left/right cutouts so it fits in the rounded enclosure edges, and by the notch at the top of the board to provide some separation from the load cell. Also from the Acaia branding on the board itself. So, if they both have custom shaped boards designed to fit in the enclosures, it's a little odd to imply the BooKoo PCB being L shaped is somehow 'nicer' or higher quality in and of itself. Some actual "nice" features that should be tested for, or mentioned if possible: 1) No use handwaving about "this might be better because it has a coating" when there are many, many factors that go into waterproofing a whole device. Which is why in the electronics industry we have actual standardized tests (the IP ratings). If you want to get creative you can even test for some of these IP ratings yourself at home. Most IP ratings are not hard to replicate the test setup. . 2) Scientific scales are not necessarily optimized for latency. These "fancy" coffee scales are. As an electronics engineer I can promise you that a LOT of the electronic hardware & software effort is about optimizing the hardware and software design to minimize the latency between different vendor components, in the hardware and software design, so using it feels more responsive. The biggest different to me using a fancy coffee scale vs a cheap one is not the accuracy difference. It's the work that went into optimizing the latency/responsiveness so that the fancy one works so much better in a dynamic situation like during an espresso shot. You seemed to breeze over the fact the latency was worse on the BuKu, but for over $100 that's a big deal to me. For over $100 on a NEW competitor product I want to see the SAME or BETTER latency, not worse. Especially if the broader video claim is that the BooKoo is at least as good quality wise. . 3) All three of these require a lot of work to optimize for. You should mention the actual size of the battery in mAh and what the advertised battery life is. You can easily estimate the active power draw by just seeing how much the battery drains in a set time period while you're actively using it. Charge time matters too - do these ship with a charging brick and what is the wattage? Can I get a week long charge in 2 minutes or 30 minutes? A "fancier" system will draw significantly less power when in use, draw less power while at rest, and will have faster charging times due to more expensive power electronics hardware, and a more complicated BMS software package. All of these things are things I want to know when paying smartphone prices for a coffee scale. . 4) > Admittedly this one is less important, but for these prices having a near instant boot up is what I'd want - and it is what the Acaia *almost* provides. From the video you can see the Acaia boot up time is almost exactly 2 seconds, and the BooKoo seems at least 2 or 3 times as bad? The camera cuts away so its hard to tell exactly how much worse but its definitely way slower. The part where it's scrolling "bookoo" and showing a number you seemed to gloss over as just something that it does, but actually that's really not great. What that *actually* is is a very slow boot sequence. Thats not what I want from a $100+ coffee scale. It should be as near instant as possible. Similarly to 2) and 3), this is something that folks building high quality electronics spend a lot of time and energy optimizing because it does make an impact on the user experience.

[@LanceHedrick]

V good comment

[@LanceHedrick]

Real quick re: latency. This was not perceptible by eye. I put the less than 0.5 sec because when we slowed down the footage (we film 25 fps) the difference was like 10 frames. Not at all possible to see the difference. In fact in the original cut i thought bookoo went faster. It wasn't until the edit we saw

[@LanceHedrick]

But I will be going over all these. Very very grateful for the comment! Super helpful

[@leroythecoffeegeek4611]

Good video. No idea why people got upset about it. Seriously.

[@KrishnenduKes]

Been using a $37 tiny scale from Amazon with an auto timer for the past year and a half for my shots on the Flair 58+. I think I will stick to it for the moment.

[@simon6217]

I‘d love a scale tier-list! Especially now that Varia has come out with their new AKU Mini and Spro… would love to hear what you think about those!

[@arthurskudra50]

Very cool little scale. Sized right for my recently arrived Avensi Wave glasses, but too small for aeropress. Would love to see a multi-scale review in the future.

[@kenvme]

I knew that other Turin scale looked familiar. I have 2 of those (without the branding) and got it for $12 each, in black and white. Very responsive and compact.

[@kitcraft9516]

Now I need this in a 6x6cm package. I still don't have a good travel scale. I continue to use my third Weightman scale for travel. I've fried two with channeling in the past, lol. Open buttons are a no-no.

[@bolerkai]

Yes please, a scale tearlist. Though my Acaia Lunar (I'm strictly pour over) is still going strong after many years.

[@Chicojneto]

Got the bookoo not for espresso but to travel with doing pour overs actually… great little scale!

[@jsnadrian]

have gone through a couple cheap (~$40) scales and would pay up for something that works well and lasts. a tierlist would help!

[@SonnySkies]

Probably borderline disrespectful to the time and effort you put into making this video, but I just wanted to say you look fantastic Lance, seems like you're on a great health and fitness journey!

[@inquisitivecoffee]

Awesome. Need more innovation to push the industry to a more affordable entry point for newcomers. That being said, I love my black mirror but its a little big for espresso so I mainly use my $13 temu scale for espresso now. Its not as quick as the black mirror, but it also works good enough for my day to day espresso shots (also comes with an attached usb c cover).

[@hugotendam5349]

Another video for fancy coffee people. Appreciated

[@ChristopherWoodward]

It would be amazing if you did a scale tier list!

[@trmbtrmb]

Please make that tier list. What mid priced scale are you recommending for pour overs?

[@T3chWarri0r]

Can’t wait for a tier list

[@HoonsCoffee]

Another fantastic video from Lance: Is the Bookoo scale an Acaia Lunar killer?

[@manuel_reyem]

In my opinion, the felicita arc is unbeatable

[@lfish21.]

I got a $20 scale off amazon and it does everything I need it to do. $250 is wild lol.

[@brguz]

Thanks for the content. You look great bro!

[@louisd95714]

The Bookoo sure sounds promising. Hopefully it will open up to third party providers for even less expensive models.

[@LanceHedrick]

Agreed! That was the hope!

[@djvaped]

yes please do a tier list video and include the varia aku mini.

[@oscardamen8053]

I absolutely love my Bookoo scale especially in combo with my Gaggiuino.

[@alleung4625]

look like most people didnt know. or used smart scale. i got my bookoo like 2 months ago with the pressure sensor. it work with decent also. i think argos also support it,

[@PaoYong]

I had an Acaia Lunar to replace my $12 Weightman amazon scale. I honestly didn't notice a single quality of life upgrade from it other than pretty animations for numbers. In fact, I much prefer the physical buttons on my weightman. Resold the Lunar and I have zero regrets going back to my Weightman. Trust me when I say, you don't need any of this shit. If your scale can read time and weight, you're good to go. Your $12 Weightman is more than enough.

[@jiffjiffernson7292]

Just fantastic

[@Charles-pg6wx]

Thanks for the review. I’m currently looking at this and the transducer, would love to see a video on the transducer and software.

[@AnkushGupta]

+1 for a tier list! especially curious about $50 price point for pour overs and aeropress (not espresso)!

[@timmilligan7110]

Just got one a week ago to pair with my Decent. I was using the Decent scale which I never liked. It finally crapped out on me so I could justify ending that poor relationship. I have a Pearl and it’s great but never wowed me so I was apprehensive spending big for the Lunar scale. Decided to give the Bookoo a shot and so far so good. Worlds better than the Decent scale. Had to update the firmware in the decent for it to read it but otherwise it’s been great.

[@judgeridoo]

Yesss for calling out the water intrusion on Acaia 🤚 raise your hand if your cafe has a pile of dead Acaia scales

[@FatNorthernBigot]

I don't know about a tier list, but there are enough big players for a direct comparison.

[@countbowl]

I’ve always thought the price point of coffee scales is wildly out of whack. It’s probably

[@nX-]

I really like the Wacaco exagram PRO, I've used many scales within this price range, and for the a 40eur scale, it is the best one I've used

[@ziptiefighter]

Thanks for showing the Boo on the Robot. Also, nice haircut.

[@jeromecote245]

Thanks Lance. Been enjoying my Varia Aku for more than a year now but I miss a flow rate measurement. A scale round up would be great!

[@perkisize]

That transparent glass is cool. No need for one now, but this price point is a lot easier to swallow than Acaia

[@kevinheych]

Acaia still awesome. Feels more premium, both in feel and price haha. Great gifting to a coffee hobbyist. If i had to pick a scale for myself starting out id invest in the bookoo or the timemore nano.

[@LanceHedrick]

Acaia is definitely still awesome. Not like a new contender takes away from it being awesome!

[@83Goldy]

Hi Lance. From $500 to $1000, what espresso machine do you recommend me to get? After 3 years making espresso with cheap espresso machine my wife wants to buy me a quality espresso machine. Me and my wife love your channel so much. She is a scientist and every time you talk about those crazy numbers she smile 🥰. I am eyeing on the Stone espresso machine but we prefer your recommendation. Much love from NJ. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@Mobius157]

With advancements in wireless charging, I think it would be very beneficial for manufacturers to ditch the external port to make a fully sealed scale for espresso drip tray use.

[@JayPFrancis]

You can test the accuracy of any scale by dropping a dollar bill onto it. If it reads 1 gram, your scale, regardless of price, is okay for coffees. Finding cheap scales at thrift stores for example.

[@Makedubbis]

Also, the Bookoo website just crashed, power of Lance!

[@EugeneBuvard]

Yeah i noticed 😂

[@Andrea-ps8ov]

As a product design student besides coffee lover i think these teardown/look inside videos are very valuable to learn how to engineer better products, much more than university lmao. Keep it up!

[@j616s]

Worth noting that on the PCB shape, this will have no impact on operation. But will on packaging (how small you can make the scales) and on waste in production. Those square PCBs will have almost 0 waste when cut out of a sheet of PCB stock material. The L shape will not tesselate perfectly and will have much more waste. I also suspect that the notch on the Bookoo is not there for alignment, but for clearance for the load cell to flex. This construction means you can have thicker material where you need it to improve rigidity, but with a smaller form factor. Again, this requires extra steps in production with extra waste. Design decisions were made on both of them. And I think there's perfectly reasonable reasons for both. At the end of the day, people should buy the scale that fits their needs & price point. I don't think there's a whole lot here that truly differentiates in quality except maybe the conformal coating. That's great, because it makes the bookoo fantastic value on the face of it. But you aren't necessarily getting more for less imo.

[@LanceHedrick]

Never said you got much more. The main point is you're getting at worse the same, at best better, for half the price. nothing more.

[@j616s]

@@LanceHedrick 100% agree

[@LanceHedrick]

Also, great comment re: potential waste. While I may be familiar with electronic components and have worked with PCBs, I surely don't know about their manufacturing. Learned something new wrt cutting pcbs

[@mironfs1]

@@LanceHedrick i would say separate usb port is good thing if you can get replacement part in case you get water in it or something you dont need to change whole pcp. but my head still cant comprehend how insanely overpriced these scale are

[@paul--b]

@@LanceHedrick Remains a bit unknown if you are getting the same though, Acacia has a proven track record of very good commercial grade reliability, I guess we’ll find out in 8 years or so.

[@darkripjaww]

I'd love for you to weigh in on the other scales :)

[@ManishKhimji]

I see the Mazzer Philos in the background 👀 Any videos planned on it?