No…you can pay more for less, but at least it’s actually yours.
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OctopusNemeses@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Well that’s disappointing. Is there a better brand in their price range?
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 month ago
that’s not less, that’s more.
fhein@lemmy.world 1 month ago
When shopping for a cheap 3d printer forget about brand loyalty, most of the common ones have released both a some decent and some garbage printers. That doesn’t mean they’re all the same though, some brands are worse than the rest. Since I started 3d printing I’ve been told to avoid Flashforge because they (allegedly) make printers that are designed to fail, and that they have altered common open designs to force you to buy their extremely overpriced spare parts instead of cheaper/better third party components.
Unfortunately I’ve been out of the 3d-printer-recommending loop for a few years but when I was more active Sovol had an above average track record. However, there is nothing saying that they won’t do the same thing as Creality, and drop any semblance of quality while bribing youtubers for good reviews once they are popular enough.