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Kuro@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• ramenshaman@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I had a Prusa Mk3 for many years. Extremely reliable and open printer if you don’t use the MMU.

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  • hash@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    LAN only A1 mini with AMS for me. I will switch to Prusa eventually. But I never put in the effort to use my Ender 3 much, so the bambu ease of use pitch was what I was looking for.

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    • mholiv@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Prusa printers are MUCH better than Ender 3s just FYI. Not even in the same class. If you end up getting a modern prusa you’ll get something like the Bamboo but more community driven and with real technical support.

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• Kushan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m still sore after Bambu’s whole slicer locking down bullshit, but you can’t deny that Bambu also got the entire 3D printing industry to pull their collective fingers out and start actually making great printers that “just work” - including prusa, who were very clearly caught off guard as well. Before Bambu came along people were still recommending Ender’s as a good “first printer”, which is all you need to know. Now there’s a ton of good options (including prusa).

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  • Kuro@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I do you one better, I admit that I was a few times on the fence on buying a Bambu Printer exactly because of this. But the Apple approach they are pursuing was always off putting. Nonetheless they pushed the whole industry to new goals, which is very nice.

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    • Kushan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have to admit I gave in and bought one, despite my misgivings about their approach and at this stage I have no regrets. It really does “just work” in a wonderful way.

      At first I was annoyed they used non standard nozzles, but AliExpress sorted that out in no time. The nozzles they use on newer machines are pretty great too, no more burning myself trying to unscrew a nozzle to swap it.

      There’s no doubt that some of their decisions have been questionable, but some I really do agree with.

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• rikudou@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My first printer was Prusa MINI and it sucked so much. Something constantly stuck or broken.

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  • TheGreenWizard@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Odd, I had the exact opposite experience. That thing is still going strong with next to no maintenance.

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    • rikudou@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Lucky you, I even got a faulty motor in there. Getting a good print was constant tinkering. That’s fine for Ender 3 price point, not Prusa prices.

      Maybe I was just unlucky, but unlike many people on the internet I simply don’t like Prusa printers.

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      • TheGreenWizard@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That sucks, I’m sorry you had such a shitty experience. It does seem like they dropped the ball there.

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  • Kuro@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I don’t know what was wrong with your printer but the support should have figured it out and given you spare parts to fix it.

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    • rikudou@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They didn’t, apart from when the motor got broken which they send me a replacement for.

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