I wonder what their design decision was to continue with the bed sling design. CoreXY has hit the inflection point as the standard of next gen fdm printers. Still going to upgrade to mk4 instead of getting the xl though
Original Prusa MK4
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#222Earlier quoted context omitted.
I just canceled my X1-Carbon order. Just spend some time on the Bambu Labs subreddit and you will see a lot of frustrated owners. It is insanely loud, and it seems unreliable and buggy. I have owned a lot of printers over the years, and the only printers I, or any of my colleagues come back to are Prusa printers. They are incredibly reliable. The few times we have had issues with a part, we have been able to print a…
> Just spend some time on the Bambu Labs subreddit and you will see a lot of frustrated owners. I have had mine (w/ four total AMS units) for two months now and have over 500hrs of printing so far w/ minimal failed prints. I often print in sport and/or ludicrous too. I own eight other 3D printers of various major brands (including Prusa) and it’s by far and away the best I’ve ever owned. Easily comparable to printers…
Just curious, while I’ve ordered various 3D printed parts, I’ve not bought a 3D printer.
What do you use 9 3D printers for?
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#223Earlier quoted context omitted.
In the last year, I've bought two separate sub-$250 3D printers that I just threw on a table after connecting four screws and a couple cables and they were dead-on out of the box. Prusa's hat has been "it just works!". That's been the conceptual moat. That is the part that isn't distinctive anymore.
Most cheap tools work at least once right out of the box.
I've had both of mine for six and three months, respectively.
They're inexpensive. But they're not cheap. That's a problem for selling $1100 bedslingers.
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#224Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Just spend some time on the Bambu Labs subreddit and you will see a lot of frustrated owners. I have had mine (w/ four total AMS units) for two months now and have over 500hrs of printing so far w/ minimal failed prints. I often print in sport and/or ludicrous too. I own eight other 3D printers of various major brands (including Prusa) and it’s by far and away the best I’ve ever owned. Easily comparable to printers…
Just curious, while I’ve ordered various 3D printed parts, I’ve not bought a 3D printer. What do you use 9 3D printers for?
I own 4 printers and looking at adding a 5th. I got my first 3d printer in 2015 because I needed to make things for my quadcopter. That morphed to making things for everyone in my quadcopter racing club. Then it became souvenirs and collectibles for conferences I attend.
My biggest issue is the speed of which my printers print. As printers are getting faster, I won't need as many.
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#225I've been thinking about getting a Prusa 3D printer for a long time, but now I'm leaning towards a Bambu Lab X1-Carbon Combo 3D printer. It looks really cool and seems like a more professional tool. Has anyone tried both? What would you recommend? EDIT: I read some of the other comments in this thread and did some more research. Found some Reddit posts as well. I think I'll definitely go with the Bambu Lab printer.
I don't own either (I have an Anycubic Vyper) but the two are not at all in the same category. The Bambu totally outclasses the Prusa printers, but the price is also a lot higher.
It's actually not. The MK4 competes with Bambu P1P which is cheaper, and the X1 Carbon Combo should be compared to a MK4 with an enclosure and a MMU3 and then Bambu comes out on top again.
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> a good recommendation to go “from zero to hero” Below is pretty much how I did it: Step 1: Buy an Ender 3. It's cheap and there are tons of upgrades out there. Start printing stuff from Printables/Thingiverse in order to understand how slicing and printing works. Learn the jargon by researching issues you run into (don't just ask on forums, search for yourself). Step 2: Find some upgrades for the printer through Yo…
To add a few things: - Start your journey with PLA, and small prints. PLA is the easiest/least fussy material to print because it doesn't tend to string, or warp/shrink/lift off the bed like PETG/ABS. Nothing's worse than having a large print fail (usually boils down to slicer settings, hence the need to get familiar with your printer via smaller prints first). - PrusaSlicer is, IMO, one of the best slicer options ou…
Is Mainsail better than Octoprint? I haven't heard of it before.
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#227These look like very solid improvements over the MK3S+ (I personally have two MK3S+, and use them a lot), and I love their commitment to open hardware and for making upgrade kits available, but it's a bit disappointing to see still how far Prusa is behind truly next-gen printers like the Bambu Lab X1-Carbon.
I just canceled my X1-Carbon order. Just spend some time on the Bambu Labs subreddit and you will see a lot of frustrated owners. It is insanely loud, and it seems unreliable and buggy. I have owned a lot of printers over the years, and the only printers I, or any of my colleagues come back to are Prusa printers. They are incredibly reliable. The few times we have had issues with a part, we have been able to print a…
That was a mistake. I own both an i3 MK3 and an X1C. The Prusa printer has been sitting unused for months now. Bambu Lab really got many things right.
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#228It'll be interesting to watch the Aurora Tech review when it comes out. Curious to see how she likes it.
The only reviewer worth watching IMO.
Re: Original Prusa MK4
#229These look like very solid improvements over the MK3S+ (I personally have two MK3S+, and use them a lot), and I love their commitment to open hardware and for making upgrade kits available, but it's a bit disappointing to see still how far Prusa is behind truly next-gen printers like the Bambu Lab X1-Carbon.
Personally, I think buying any Chinese product when an alternative exists has become unconscionable. China's current support of Russia is an obvious issue, as well as their threats towards Taiwan and their destruction of democracy in Hong Kong. Problems with IP infringement abound, and in this case it's particularly disappointing as Prusa is committed to open source. I hope Prusa continue to innovate, but I also hope…
good luck avoiding the components, materials, and packaging everyone uses that are made in china.
including the stuff made in india, malaysia, thailand, japan, singapore, indonesia, germany, usa, canada, and mexico.
i say if you want to fight for democracy, pick up a rifle and join the marines, or go work for lockheed or raytheon. our military could always use more smart people.
Re: Original Prusa MK4
#230Earlier quoted context omitted.
I just canceled my X1-Carbon order. Just spend some time on the Bambu Labs subreddit and you will see a lot of frustrated owners. It is insanely loud, and it seems unreliable and buggy. I have owned a lot of printers over the years, and the only printers I, or any of my colleagues come back to are Prusa printers. They are incredibly reliable. The few times we have had issues with a part, we have been able to print a…
I have a Mk3S and a Bambu X1C. The Bambu is much, much better. The Mk4 covers most of the distance, but at a price point matching the X1C, and it's only most . Speeding it up is nice, but... pressure advance depends on detailed characteristics of the filament, such as viscosity, which varies from brand to brand and color to color . The X1 has a lidar, which from experience actually does work as advertised. The Mk4 ha…
Why are you comparing lidar and pressure advance? They arent related. Also, I thought the Bambu printers had pa in their firmware as well?