Submitted 1 year ago by hyper@lemmy.world to 3dprinting@lemmy.world
A while ago I had an Ender 3 Pro which I upgraded with a BL-Touch and self-printed parts. It worked great and was reliable but not something I would call plug and play.
Is there a clone that’s relatively plug and play? I don’t mind assembling but don’t want constant readjustments.
Not really. You’re talking about mass produced versus direct production. The real value is in the software. While it is possible to find excellent devs to hire as subcontractors, they are very expensive and only work for a short time on products that are mass produced. As soon as they check all the required boxes they are done and get paid. The schedule is rushed, the requirements are poorly constrained and stupid changes get made in the middle. This is what all mass produced goods are like in practice. It isn’t about a company or product. It is only about profit. Direct production involves full time staff for everything. The devs don’t get paid as much as subcontractors, but given enough time there is no comparison. A full time dev can polish and tune their work orders of magnitude better than what goes into mass produced junk. The software is where all of the really polish comes from. Comparing hardware specs is a fallacy promoted by a mass produced goods culture. I have both types of printers, there is no comparison between my MK3S and KP3S
PR13@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Have a look at the Sovol SV-06. It is a direct knockoff of the Prusa Mk3 and a seemingly decent one. Only have a Prusa myself so I can’t speak for the Sovols reliability but heard nothing but good things about it.
hyper@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Thank you! Looks promising and it’s a price I can justify :)