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Anti-features like this just make me more convinced to get a Voron instead. Open source design, great community, almost infinitely moddable, and at least as ca
by MegaDeKay 3y ago
Anti-features like this just make me more convinced to get a Voron instead. Open source design, great community, almost infinitely moddable, and at least as capable as the Bambu. You can self-source all the parts or buy kits from various vendors.
https://vorondesign.com/ https://vorondesign.com/
However, I say all this as someone that is technically inclined, wants to tinker, and is a fan of the open source. Somebody that wants plug-and-play should definitely look at another printer.
- solotronics 3y ago+1 for Voron project. I recommend first time builders to get a reputable Voron kit, you will save a lot of time creating wiring harnesses and such.
- traverseda 3y agoVoron seems like so much work honestly, and it's still quite expensive.
- Kirby64 3y agoFrankly, with Bambu and other printer vendors out there (Qidi X-Max/X-Plus 3 comes to mind), Vorons are just terrible value these days. You pay 1k (or less, for the Qidi/P1P) and get every single feature that Voron gets, with none of the work. And you get a warranty. And you don't have to tune it. You're basically paying money to get a less capable printer that you have to assemble. If you want to build your own printer for the experience, that's obviously worth something, but it doesn't make sense from a purely financial perspective.
- thenickdude 3y agoSetting up my Voron 2.4 was probably a solid week of work. The parts are cheap but the assembly and tuning is a killer. I'm looking at pre-assembled printers to add additional printers to my fleet, because I'm not keen to repeat that again. That said, the amount of really nice mods for Voron due to its open source design has been fantastic and I already consider several of those to be essential in a new printer...