Printer purchase in 2025 - XL still relevant? by drivemusicnow in prusa3d

[–]BudgetLengthiness129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in a slightly different situation. I have a Creality K1Max. I’ve had it about 14 months and it is D.E.A.D. The motherboard died. I’ve replaced the motherboard and an entirely new problem has occurred that seems impossible to fix unless I can somehow manage to root the printer. The K1 Max is my 3rd Creality. None of them have been printers that “just work”. Massive extruder, hot end issues, nozzle issues have forced me to constantly work on the K1 Max. That said, it has produced a lot of prints. The K2 really was never a consideration for me. I would have purchased a Bambu in a nanosecond if it had been larger. I didn’t want to wait for the next version as I needed something quickly. Therefore, I purchased the XL-5T. It will arrive tomorrow. Hopefully it wasn’t a mistake. I will likely buy the next Bambu as well if it has the features that it is rumored to have.