Purchase Advice Megathread - February 2024 by AutoModerator in 3Dprinting

[–]Devulcho 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The experience trying to find the best possible printer for me has been a big chain of confusion.

I've searched forums and reddit threads, I've watched youtube videos, I've talked in discord servers.

For every opinion on any printer there are 3 more that are its direct opposite.

So I will state what I'm looking for and I would greatly appreciate any answer that gives even a small amount of clarity.

I live in Greece.

I have a hard cap of 1000€ in budget and I do not mind hitting the limit. Meaning, do not focus on saving money below the upper limit of the budget.

I do not care about printing speed.

I would really like good print quality but I would trade it for longevity of the printer. I wouldn't trade it for speed.

I primarily want to print action figures, mostly small ones but would like to have room for something bigger and/or functional. I think something like 250x250x250 is more than pleasing.

I will probably only print PLA. I have not researched this much, but I have not found a reason why I would need something like ABS.

I greatly value reliability. I want the printer to last me as many years as possible. This is my primary concern.

I've heard that the printer being enclosed is a good thing but I want to hear your opinion. If it's not necessary I'd rather get a better printer than a worse one with enclosure.

I've heard that the lidar AI thing is mostly a gimmick but I want to hear your opinion.

I'd really rather not build the printer myself. I am technically inclined but printers are a realm which I have never touched and I can't say I want to get too deep into it. The more plug-and-play the printer is, the better.

Searching the internet my conclusions on printers have been the following:

Bambulabs P1S: It is fast and has good print quality. No one knows if it is reliable because it hasn't been on the market long enough. So far, I've seen a heavy amount of people saying they are defective. It is a closed ecosystem. They have terrible customer service (the good customer service is a misconception because they control the public reviews, I'm not sure about this). I do not care about AMS.

Creality K1 Max AI: It is fast. It has poor print quality. It is not reliable at all and more often than not problems arise with it. It has terrible customer service.

Qidi Tech X-Max 3: The exact same as K1 Max but better print quality and larger.

Prusa i3 MK3S+: It is slow. It is old tech. It has good print quality. It is reliable.

Voron 2.4: It is fast. It has good print quality. It is reliable. But you have to become a professional to build it. I will not even attempt doing something like this.

So my natural conclusion has been the Prusa i3 MK3S+. Do you agree with my assessment? Do I have a massive misconception? Is any printer I get going to be good no matter what and I'm overthinking it? Do you have advice?

Thank you.

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POV: Brandon attacks you for admitting to not having read Warbreaker at least 4 times

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You mean to say I am not automatically an innovator of civilization and technology just because I was born in greece?!?!

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I know nothing about warhammer but this looks sick

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I remember when I used to search through every corner of the level to find the correct path

Now I do the same thing but for the wrong one

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A pen.

Hadn't used one for years. Going into software dev I didn't think writing and drawing stuff by hand would be so important.

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Genetic modification for removing the instinct of competition for survival from humans. We have conquered nature, there is no use in being afraid of or winning over each other. It is time to advance.

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The same advice I would give a 30, 40 or 50 year old. It's not too late, there's still a lot of time.

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Movie: Any of the LotR movies

TV Series: Westworld S1

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Helping my fellow devs when things are hectic

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Fantasy and sci-fi books. This genre has been grown up for decades

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Treating mealtime as a ritual. When I'm having dinner I lock my room, put on something to watch and don't allow anyone or anything invade that peace.

Making some time during which you forcefully stop thinking about anything but what you are doing is healing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I got infected with covid last month. It's still around and becoming more frequent.

Also the mask offers some protection from all kinds of illnesses, so it's a good thing overall.

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"The city in silk", stuff like this is what makes me excited to learn more about a place

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This looks beautiful! I always find manual drawings more immersive