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I have no feelings for or against this because I own a 3D printer from neither of those companies. Makerbot's printers used to be pretty terrible, and now they

I have no feelings for or against this because I own a 3D printer from neither of those companies. Makerbot's printers used to be pretty terrible, and now they are just overpriced. An Ender 3 or similar Prusa knockoff can do the exact same job for a fraction of the price. Yeah, institutions go with MakerBot because of support, but from a hobbyist perspective, I don't think it really matters if these companies merge. The only reason I even have heard of Ultimaker is because their software is actually pretty good. Hopefully Cura doesn't become a mess like Thingiverse or drop features because reasons.

birdyrooster 4y ago
Ender 3 S1 is a fucking pizza shit, don’t buy one. So many bad units out in the wild. Poor QC caused me to waste many hours on two different units with different catastrophic failures.
- ravenstine 4y ago
  Dunno what the S1 part is, but my Ender 3 runs great. I print multiple times a week, get perfect prints, and have yet to do any maintenance in the last 2 years. The only things I've done are change the nozzle and upgrade the print bed to glass. Maybe the QC isn't the best, IDK. Lots of people have a good experience with those printers.
  - unwind 4y ago
    The Ender-3 S1 [1] is the latest revision, featuring direct drive extrusion and other enhancements. [1]: https://www.creality.com/products/creality-ender-3-s1-3d-printer https://www.creality.com/products/creality-ender-3-s1-3d-pri...
- Brian_K_White 4y ago
  All creality are very low QC. Lot of bang for the buck, and that is one of the places all that bang for the buck comes from.
  - starky 4y ago
    I think the biggest mistake that people make when getting into 3D printers is buying a cheap Chinese printer. In most cases it seems to be that you are buying into the hobby of fixing a 3D printer rather than actually printing things. Some like the Ender can be good, but they still seem to require way too much work. I personally put far too much money into a cheaper kit before realizing that I hated it and bought a Prusa. If I hadn't experienced better machines through work, I probably would have just given up.

birdyrooster 4y ago

Ender 3 S1 is a fucking pizza shit, don’t buy one. So many bad units out in the wild. Poor QC caused me to waste many hours on two different units with different catastrophic failures.

ravenstine 4y ago
Dunno what the S1 part is, but my Ender 3 runs great. I print multiple times a week, get perfect prints, and have yet to do any maintenance in the last 2 years. The only things I've done are change the nozzle and upgrade the print bed to glass. Maybe the QC isn't the best, IDK. Lots of people have a good experience with those printers.
- unwind 4y ago
  The Ender-3 S1 [1] is the latest revision, featuring direct drive extrusion and other enhancements. [1]: https://www.creality.com/products/creality-ender-3-s1-3d-printer https://www.creality.com/products/creality-ender-3-s1-3d-pri...
Brian_K_White 4y ago
All creality are very low QC. Lot of bang for the buck, and that is one of the places all that bang for the buck comes from.
- starky 4y ago
  I think the biggest mistake that people make when getting into 3D printers is buying a cheap Chinese printer. In most cases it seems to be that you are buying into the hobby of fixing a 3D printer rather than actually printing things. Some like the Ender can be good, but they still seem to require way too much work. I personally put far too much money into a cheaper kit before realizing that I hated it and bought a Prusa. If I hadn't experienced better machines through work, I probably would have just given up.