Is it still the go to electric grinder even with the price increase or are their better options for the price? I was mainly planning on using it for aeropress and cold brews

I've used the Baratza Encore Coffee Grinder for about 2 years and made plenty of good espresso with it. The plain vanilla Baratza Encore Coffee Grinder, not the ESP.

But I have some major and minor gripes with it and have a little more money to spend now, so I'm asking for upgrade recommendations that address these issues:

Gripes:

• Biggest issues: changing beans in the hopper requires me to upend the entire machine. This is just ludicrous. The upgrade must have a better way to change out beans.

• It's a mess. We never use the translucent grounds bin and always fill the portafilter directly. After a few days of use, grounds are everywhere. I would like the upgrade to minimize this "spray" effect. Changing beans is also a mess, for the reasons mentioned above.

• "Dialing in" beans involves picking one of three settings on the dial: 10, or 11, or 12. Usually 11. There is no more granularity than that. Maybe that's normal? I assume that better machines have even more fine-grained control.

• Pushing the run button requires me to wrap my hand around the entire machine as if I'm trying to pick it up. This usually ends up pushing the lightweight machine back. Using the timer mitigates this somewhat.

Usage: about 4-5 espressos per day.

Beans: good quality mail order espresso.

Budget: up to $600 or so. I could be convinced to spend more.

Thank!