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There are 2 hobbies in one with 3d printing. Hobby 1 is getting any non bambu 3d printer, putting it together, troubleshooting the hell out of it, building your own gcode, learning gcode, configuring print profiles for every filament type and brand, finding the perfect slicer, tuning your funky looking print problems, etc etc etc, and very little actual printing. Hobby 2 is buying a bambu so you can avoid all of the above and actually print things with it. I have a friend way into hobby 1. I couldn't get into hobby 1. I am a hobby 2 kind of guy. I want to cad out 3d models and press Ctrl+p and out comes my functional print to test X with. I'm an engineer, and while I could build my own 3d printer from scratch, I don't have time to screw around with hobby 1.
Bambu printers are ideal for people who want the Apple experience with a 3D Printer. It just sort of works, regularly and easily. While other brands have caught up on features, even exceeding in some cases, they're still kind of terrible somehow in the actual experience of use and with issues that come up.
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Elegoo Centauri Carbon looks like a good candidate, it is $100 cheaper and also enclosed.
Bambu printers are ideal for people who want the Apple experience with a 3D Printer. It just sort of works, regularly and easily. While other brands have caught up on features, even exceeding in some cases, they're still kind of terrible somehow in the actual experience of use and with issues that come up.
Bambu printers are ideal for people who want the Apple experience with a 3D Printer. It just sort of works, regularly and easily. While other brands have caught up on features, even exceeding in some cases, they're still kind of terrible somehow in the actual experience of use and with issues that come up.
Comment above is absolutely correct. It just works. Others you will have to fine-tune, but it works just as well.
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Bambu printers are ideal for people who want the Apple experience with a 3D Printer. It just sort of works, regularly and easily. While other brands have caught up on features, even exceeding in some cases, they're still kind of terrible somehow in the actual experience of use and with issues that come up.
There are 2 hobbies in one with 3d printing. Hobby 1 is getting any non bambu 3d printer, putting it together, troubleshooting the hell out of it, building your own gcode, learning gcode, configuring print profiles for every filament type and brand, finding the perfect slicer, tuning your funky looking print problems, etc etc etc, and very little actual printing. Hobby 2 is buying a bambu so you can avoid all of the above and actually print things with it. I have a friend way into hobby 1. I couldn't get into hobby 1. I am a hobby 2 kind of guy. I want to cad out 3d models and press Ctrl+p and out comes my functional print to test X with. I'm an engineer, and while I could build my own 3d printer from scratch, I don't have time to screw around with hobby 1.
There's obviously a lot of discourse about Bambu but I have to say, their stuff is very much plug and play. While there might be better priced options, this brand is the choice if you just want to start printing and don't want to tinker or mod too much, or don't think about ecosystem, data flow etc.Would recommend the P1S over this, just from the research I did before I bought mine.
There are 2 hobbies in one with 3d printing. Hobby 1 is getting any non bambu 3d printer, putting it together, troubleshooting the hell out of it, building your own gcode, learning gcode, configuring print profiles for every filament type and brand, finding the perfect slicer, tuning your funky looking print problems, etc etc etc, and very little actual printing. Hobby 2 is buying a bambu so you can avoid all of the above and actually print things with it. I have a friend way into hobby 1. I couldn't get into hobby 1. I am a hobby 2 kind of guy. I want to cad out 3d models and press Ctrl+p and out comes my functional print to test X with. I'm an engineer, and while I could build my own 3d printer from scratch, I don't have time to screw around with hobby 1.
I agree, mate. I'm an engineer myself. It just depends on how much work you want to put in.
There are 2 hobbies in one with 3d printing. Hobby 1 is getting any non bambu 3d printer, putting it together, troubleshooting the hell out of it, building your own gcode, learning gcode, configuring print profiles for every filament type and brand, finding the perfect slicer, tuning your funky looking print problems, etc etc etc, and very little actual printing. Hobby 2 is buying a bambu so you can avoid all of the above and actually print things with it. I have a friend way into hobby 1. I couldn't get into hobby 1. I am a hobby 2 kind of guy. I want to cad out 3d models and press Ctrl+p and out comes my functional print to test X with. I'm an engineer, and while I could build my own 3d printer from scratch, I don't have time to screw around with hobby 1.
i started 3D printing many years ago, when they first became kinda "main-stream"... what a chore they were. bought an X1C when it came out, my god it's nice to just have another tool that does its job, every time i need it to.
i always ask people... do you want 3D printing to be the hobby, or do you want 3D printing to support your hobbies?
Bambu with a nice tight controlled closed ecosystem every single day if you just want a tool.
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There are 2 hobbies in one with 3d printing. Hobby 1 is getting any non bambu 3d printer, putting it together, troubleshooting the hell out of it, building your own gcode, learning gcode, configuring print profiles for every filament type and brand, finding the perfect slicer, tuning your funky looking print problems, etc etc etc, and very little actual printing. Hobby 2 is buying a bambu so you can avoid all of the above and actually print things with it. I have a friend way into hobby 1. I couldn't get into hobby 1. I am a hobby 2 kind of guy. I want to cad out 3d models and press Ctrl+p and out comes my functional print to test X with. I'm an engineer, and while I could build my own 3d printer from scratch, I don't have time to screw around with hobby 1.
Ask yourself before buying any printer besides a Bambu Lab printer, "Do I want to make 3d printer troubleshooting a lifestyle?" If "no", then buy a Bambu Lab printer.
Ask yourself before buying any printer besides a Bambu Lab printer, "Do I want to make 3d printer troubleshooting a lifestyle?" If "no", then buy a Bambu Lab printer.
That's why I now own an X1C. Took me a while to believe the hype enough to buy one though, but no regrets. Only problem is now I want about 5 more...printing things in wood pla with wood texturing takes a crazy long time. I wish there was a way to print the wood texturing just in the walls instead of the interior of the print as well.
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I agree, mate. I'm an engineer myself. It just depends on how much work you want to put in.
i always ask people... do you want 3D printing to be the hobby, or do you want 3D printing to support your hobbies?
Bambu with a nice tight controlled closed ecosystem every single day if you just want a tool.
Ask yourself before buying any printer besides a Bambu Lab printer, "Do I want to make 3d printer troubleshooting a lifestyle?" If "no", then buy a Bambu Lab printer.
A1 is $50 cheaper, quieter, and easy nozzle swaps.
Typical response I hear is "it's a bed slinger tho" but unless I'm printing tall parts often at high speed, I don't really see that being an issue.
All I care about is dimensional accuracy for prototyping in PLA, PETG.
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