I learned the other day that anker just rebrands/white-labels alibaba level products.
Anker is no longer selling 3D printers
Submitted 2 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to 3dprinting@lemmy.world
https://www.theverge.com/report/714006/anker-stop-selling-3d-printer-m5-m5c-parts-eufymake
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tyler@programming.dev 2 months ago
artyom@piefed.social 2 months ago
There are many many companies doing this. But the smart brands will use their name as a sort of stamp of 'this is actually a decent product" because the market is absolutely chock full of e-waste.
tyler@programming.dev 2 months ago
yeah it’s true, but anker has been having a lot of recalls lately. And when the product costs 1/5 the price on aliexpress/baba then it might be worth it for some things.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is super common in the 3D printer industry - Creality, Anycubic, and most “brands” are just slapping thier logos on the same OEM parts with minor tweeks.
Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Most definitely a W for Anker.
Mr_Mofu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Ah a Shame, I was always interested in the M5
Goretantath@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They sold 3D printers? Did they explode as-well?
einkorn@feddit.org 2 months ago
Isn’t extrusion a slow form of exploding?
nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
If the filament is humid enough, sure.
offspec@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Doesn’t exploding require combustion?