Hario's A$450 Hand Grinder Has a 38 mm Conical Burr and 90 Marked Clicks

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Hario's A$450 Hand Grinder Has a 38 mm Conical Burr and 90 Marked Clicks — image 1

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Hario has sold plastic mills with ceramic burrs for years; the Coffee Grinder PRO is its attempt at the premium tier. It sells for A$449.90 (US$313 / €279) in Australia and ¥41,800 (US$265 / €236) in Japan, and Alternative Brewing compared it with the Comandante C40 MK3, 1Zpresso K-Ultra and Kinu M47 Rebel.

Quotes

“I find the Hario has the best adjustment of the lot.”
Alternative Brewing

“$450, be real. That's simply absurd.”
@gblan

“Weirdly here in Japan it’s almost half the price.”
@nathankuroki

“I do feel Hario has added slightly too much of a brand tax here.”
@Mandragara

“There's no benefit here. You're better off getting an Opus 2.”
Alternative Brewing (channel reply)

Facts

Aluminium, 613 g, 21.6 cm tall — The PRO is metal where the old Hario mills were plastic: aluminium lid and body, stainless burr, shaft and bearings, a walnut handle knob, silicone grip cover and base. It measures 180 × 55 × 216 mm and weighs about 613 g (Hario, retailer).
38 mm conical, two bearings — The burr is a 38 mm conical in high-hardness stainless steel, seated on dual shaft bearings and adjusted through 90 numbered steps. Hario's own pages do not use the term “ghost tooth” that the retailer and reviewer apply to its pyramid teeth and feed channels (Hario, retailer).
Three capacities, none agreeing — Hario lists 24 g of coffee beans, or two cups. The Australian retailer's copy says 40 g while its own specification table says 35 g, and the reviewer describes a 40 g hopper that fills the catch cup before the dose is finished (Hario, retailer, video).
A$449.90, ¥41,800 in Japan — Alternative Brewing sells the PRO at A$449.90 (US$313 / €279), about 18% above Hario's Japanese list price of ¥41,800 (US$265 / €236) at 19 October rates. A commenter in Japan reports Amazon Japan nearer A$235 (US$164 / €146) on sale (retailer, price, comment).

Voices

Verdict · YouTube · Alternative Brewing — Closest to the K-Ultra — The reviewer places the cup on the clean, sweet side of the group: lighter body, more clarity, no loss of mouthfeel. The C40 MK3 reads more textured and creamy, the Kinu M47 Rebel balances sweetness with bright acidity, and the Hario sits nearest the K-Ultra (video).
Verdict · YouTube · Alternative Brewing — The best dial of the four — He rates the Hario's dial best of the four: 15 microns a click against 20 on the K-Ultra and 30 on the C40, all numbered. He flags the 15-micron figure as his own reading, and says a finger can nudge the dial mid-grind (video).
Objection · YouTube comments — “$450, be real” — Price dominates the replies. The top comment calls the video an attempt to justify A$450 for a hand grinder; others say they were lost at it, and one argues Hario has added a brand tax it has not earned in grinders (comments).
Verdict · YouTube · Alternative Brewing — Better off with an Opus 2 — Asked what the PRO offers over the Fellow Opus 2 at the same price, the channel replies there is no benefit and a buyer is better off with the Opus 2. That is blunter than the video's verdict, which says the Hario belongs in the conversation (reply).