New: prettier back panels
We've switched to a new kind of opaque plastic for our espresso machine back panels.
We've made them thicker, opaque, matte finished, and achieved a significantly better color match with the powder coat paint on the metal chassis.
I'm really pleased with the result.
We did use the same color for those panels in the machines we've built until now, but because the reflectivity and transparency is different from metal, the colors did not match all that well. Also, on the white DE1XL, it really bothered me that the metal magnet pads could be seen through the translucent plastic.
The top left two photos (black and white machines) show the older panels, used until recently for the 2500 espresso machines we've sold.
We're selling these new panels at a low cost https://decentespresso.com/c?s=273+1+73575+1+73585+1
However, I'm happy to send one of these new matte back panels to you for free, if you're an existing DE1 owner, if you buy anything else from us (such as a milk jug, tamper, thermometer, etc…).
If you'd like one of these new panels for your DE1, please https://decentespresso.com/contact us before you pay for your next order, and we'll add the appropriate panel to your invoice, at zero cost to you.
Note that the v1.3 DE1+/DE1PRO panel fits fine on v1.0/v1.1 DE1+/DE1PRO machines.
We started using these matte panels exclusively around two weeks ago, but I only had 100pcs, as a first sample shipment. I wanted to wait until we had enough of these before I offered them as a free upgrade to existing customers. 2000 of these came in a few days ago, so now I can!
I much prefer these new panels, and I hope you'll prefer them too.
-john
Updated 2021/02/11