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I'm happy to see less plastic involved in it.
That being said, the price increase seems ludicrous, especially since they're packing in so fewer items.
The nicest thing he can say about it is that it looks nicer, but that's pretty subjective. I think it looks a little low-budget compared to the dark-tinted ones.
I think the original AeroPress packaged with the accessories is a good starter kit for a new user who may be completely new to coffee. When I needed to replace my old one this year (too much wear and tear) I costed buying replacement parts vs getting a completely new one snd it wasn't much of a difference... but now I have two funnels, two scoops, two filter holders. Though as someone else commented, increasing the price and also removing the extras doesn't sound right. Having the option to buy only the AeroPress (and pay less) would have been my preference.
Having said that, the accessories are versatile. I use the scoop to transfer beans from the bag/tin to the dosing cup for weighing, and the funnel fits almost perfectly on top of my grinder.
The funnel is more for making coffee into mugs the AeroPress doesn't fit on. I never use the storer or the scoop, the filter holder is very handy, but the funnel is critical infrastructure some days
(for anyone who doesn't know, the hexagonal top of the funnel mates with the hexagonal bottom of the AeroPress)