They cost a fraction due to Bambu being propped up by Venture Capitalists and the usual bad-faith attempts at dominating the market, trying to undercut competitors. Look at how Uber did it for cabs in the US, nobody wants that shit happening. The moment you let them they’d jack up the prices, introduce subscription nonsense and whatnot. They already fuck over customers for christ sake, buying something you know will fuck you over just to save a few bucks is madness.

I genuinely don’t know what the hell you’re talking about regarding underwhelming performance either. We got Prusa’s in our hackspace, they’re great reliable pieces of hardware that you can trust and last for many years even with upgrade paths available. Other than Bambu.

My god, I sound like a Prusa chill… but I’m pissed how people can seriously still recommend Bambu. How much shit does a company have to do so the majority finally stops looking only on the price tag?