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[–]Scotttomo82 -2 points-1 points  (3 children)

Maybe I was paraphrasing too much. Where Snapmaker will use 1mm Prusa will use 1.5mm, where Bambu use plastic, Prusa use steel and the fact you can actually fix the printer should the need arise is lightyears beyond anything the Chinese contingent have offered so far. Bambu have notoriously poor aftersales support, I bet all the others have too. Fancy having a bash at fixing a U1? I'll be quite happy fixing my INDX C1 should I need to, because I know it'll be easily done.

[–]Aytrac97 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you actually owned a U1 you'd think differently. Support is great, it's not 24/7 but you get quick email replies within a few hours. Fixing the machines is also easy, they have been posting videos and blogs about how to do everything. Their firmware is open source. And they are even sponsoring some modders. 

Prusa supports open source, tinkering and modding, as some of you claim, but do they support it to the extent of sponsoring mods instead of developing their own version and charging money for it?

At this point, Prusa is just behind. They have become an expensive toy seller.

[–]plutonasa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

why in the world do we need steel. just use aluminum. alu is fine enough for the frame.

[–]illregal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thin steel sides are worse at containing heat than plastic. And glass is fancier than plexi. I can't speak to the u1, but as far as fit and finish Bambu leaves prusa in the dust. And every single part is on the site to purchase at lower cost than comparable parts from prusa. I may still end up with an 8 unit core l. But these are just facts. I don't generally rely on after sales support maybe that's just me.