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squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

That’s mostly outdated. Sure, you can still get an Ender 3 in 2025 and spend years fixing it up and upgrading it, but you can also spend €200, get an Anet A1 Mini and be done with it.

These things print almost flawlessly out-of-the-box and are dirt cheap.

€200 for the printer, €20 for a roll of filament and you are set.

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TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
So I should buy the Anet A1 mini?

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- fishy@lemmy.today ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I recently got a flash forge adventure 5m and was printing in 30 minutes with no prior experience. There’s definitely a learning curve but if you can get a paper printer working, you can do a 3d printer
  
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- squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It’s a good printer if you just want to print and don’t care for hardware modding. If you fit into that profile, yes, get it.
  
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RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
TBH I prefer the older machines, I stay away from the proprietary all-in-one stuff. I’m all about modularity, and usually means keeping parts and processes standard between builds for production’s sake.

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- squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  That’s a totally valid viewpoint, and I myself am also running an Ender 5, modified to death. The only original components are the frame, the motors and the bed, and I even have a toolchanger setup for multi-material prints.
  
  But it’s not the right device if your goal is just to print. For that, the proprietary ones aren’t a bad choice.
  
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  - RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    It’s all about what works best for the particular individual. The majority of people want some hand-holding, and that’s ok. Not everyone is into designing their own hotends or completely rebuilding stock printers into monsters :)
    
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    squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    And it’s not only a person-thing alone, but also a thing-thing. For example, I love modifying my printer or my phone (I designed and built a keyboard attachment for my phone). But I want my 2D printer to just work. And my car as well, same as my dishwasher, my laundry machine and my stove.
    
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