I’m actually really happy with my Snapmaker U. Not only has it been rock steady at printing and quality, they actually open sourced both their firmware and slicer. And flashing a custom firmware is as easy as copying it to a USB drive and plugging it in
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Muffi@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Prusa or nothing. Just s shame they are so damn expensive, and refuse to make a Prusa Mini v.2
Ramenator@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago Right?! A Mini+ refresh that pushes down the costs without sacrificing performance (very much doable I think, they’d have basically zero R&D cost for that) to hit the 249€ mark would most likely sell like hot cakes, simply because it’s both rather affordable and Prusa! Especially right now.
I do hope they work on something. The fact the website apparently only offers the Mini+ Enclosure Bundle by now might indicate they’re emptying shelves, though they’ll never sell those off at that ridiculous price (500€ semi-assembled).
Muffi@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
For real! I love my Prusa Mini so much. I mostly do electronics, and the print volume is perfect for the small enclosures I need to print for that.
But after having played around with the MK4S, I really do miss a lot of the new features. I met Josef Prusa at Open Sauce last year, and tried my best to convince him that they need to do a v2.
rabidhamster@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Just bought a used, but very well calibrated MK3S last month as my first foray into 3D printing. I love this thing so far.
And it doesn’t know my wifi network or password. I save files to an SD card, plug that into the printer, and print. No apps, no printer connecting to the internet to verify registration, no sending my files somewhere outside the home when printing.
Might run it through a MK3.5 hardware upgrade in not too long, which is another cool thing they do: give you an upgrade path for older models (like mine) to use newer equipment from newer models.