Comment on [Zack Freedman] You can copy and 3D print perfect spare parts! (Legally) (Probably)

• cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Nobody’s going to know what you’re printing at home unless you’re using one of those spyware filled, cloud connected printers.

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  • CosmoNova@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You mean the most popular brand of all aka Bambu? I can‘t recommend them even if they don‘t snitch at you right away. The ecosystem they‘re setting up is bad for consumers as is.

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    • Dultas@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s why it gets the “can’t see the internet” VLAN.

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    • virku@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I am planning on buying my first 3d printer this summer. My research so far has pointed me towards bambu labs p2s. I have seen nothing like this comment before.

      What about Bambu Labs makes it bad for consumers? And what would you recommend as an alternative? I like that it is very beginner friendly and in an enclosed system so that my kids cannot mess with it as easily. Also the ams pro 2 seems like it is quite far ahead of its competition?

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      • esc@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        on bambu

        My experience with bambulab is limited to older generation models: a1, x1, p1 dunno if it still applies.

        It literally snitches everything you print, requires online (even in lan mode it sometimes stops and won’t work untill it phoned home then it will work again).

        Almost any modern printer is extremely beginner friendly. Recently I’ve gotten 4 Elegoo Centauri Carbons 1, and they offer essentially the same experience as bbl printers (I have no idea abut phone app - never used one), they are very simple to setup, require little knowledge to operate and maintain spare parts are available, printed for about 300 hours on each one without any problems and just a single failed print. But my experience might be warped due to years of accumulated knowledge about both printers and slicers and is limiting due not printing pla at all.

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    • elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Luckily, there are other companies making (mostly) “just works” printers with varying levels of openness

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