Hi there,

I’m considering upgrading my old ender 3 and it looks like the prusa MK4 or bambu labs p1s are the current best options out there.

I like the bambu labs for the fast print speed and x/y print bed. I also love the idea of the AMS - it would be awesome to print in colour! But being closed source puts me off a bit as I currently use octopeint and obico to monitor my ender 3 which, as far as I can tell, Is not possible to use with bambu labs. Also having to upload gcode to the cloud is not ideal.

The prusa however is great because of the open source nature. However the slinger bed and slower prints are putting me off. I have also read that the mmu can be temperamental at best, so printing colour may not be an option?

Any thoughts/recommendations?

Thanks

  • blindbunny@lemmy.mlEnglish
    210·
    1 year ago

    Yep, looks like more capitolist exerting their control over their users.

    • Nate Cox@programming.devEnglish
      74·
      1 year ago

      A software error that was quickly fixed, and that Bambu was transparent about and took accountability for, isn’t exactly “exerting control”.

      Nobody is compelling you to like BambuLabs, but the hyperbolic argument here just seems silly.

      • blindbunny@lemmy.mlEnglish
        417·
        1 year ago

        About as silly as jock riding a company? I’m sorry I insulted your purchase boohoo.