at Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:13:02 GMT in >,
(Mark Thorson) wrote :

>Alex Rast wrote:
>>
>> I've not seen any consumer machine that is truly good. The most
>> well-known brand, Chocovision, sells a semi-professional machine, the
>> X3210, which is perhaps passable, but I'm not impressed with it,
>> really.
>
>But earlier you said:
>
>Quoting from:
>http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...3f35da1a764?dm
>ode=source
>
>> Much better appears to be the Revolation X3210 - a far more robust
>> unit with significantly more capacity (1.5 lb is useless for any
>> serious work) and with better processing internals. Revolation K5
>> appears to be better still - although at $4.5 K it probably makes
>> economic sense only in a commercial setting. But at that point I'd
>> start to look at the serious professional machines from Chocotec,
>> ChocoMa, etc. The X3210 appears to hit the sweet spot of a machine
>> well built enough to serve for light commercial duty and
>> semi-professional work, but not badly overbuilt if being used in a
>> home setting. I'd like to see a metal baffle, however.
>
>That almost sounds like a different person talking!
>Have you changed your mind about this machine?
>

Not really - but you've captured very nicely the effects of making postings
in different moods and/or frames of mind! Your quote was written at a time
when I was feeling generally upbeat and positive - apt to put things in
their best light. Meanwhile I wrote the second quote feeling in rather a
sour mood - stressed and somewhat annoyed. You'll note that in the second
case even though I was pretty negative I still thought the machine deserved
mention. Meanwhile you'll note that in the first case even though I was
positive I had some quibbles and hints that you can do better. Average them
out and I think you can see what you get - a decent although flawed design.

I will also concede that my opinion of the *company* has gone down somewhat
after hearing of some customer-service horror stories. I've never gone
through that personally, however, so I can't attest to that aspect from
personal experience. Generally, however, I like to separate a company's
administrative policies from their basic product quality.
--
Alex Rast

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