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The initial cost of ownership is the only thing that matters?
by riddley 3y ago
The initial cost of ownership is the only thing that matters?
- em-bee 3y agofor entry level, eg someone buying a 3D printer for the first time, absolutely
- riddley 3y agoBut the author isn't saying (only) "Prusa is losing the ultra-beginner market." That's moving the goal posts. The author is making sweeping claims beyond just that market, right? When you're in the market for a new TV or phone or whatever, do you buy the absolute cheapest one you can find and then decry the other players in the market because their stuff is clearly low value because the ICO is higher? Maybe you do, that's your choice of course, but there are plenty of people who buy, for example, Apple because they see beyond the ICO.
- em-bee 3y agook, fair. i wasn't adressing the whole range, but merely pointing out that there is a subset of consumers who will only consider the initial price. myself i do that for any product that i am not familiar with unless the running costs are evident. (so i'd buy a more expensive car that uses less gas, if i were in the market for a car) for someone new to 3D printers, running costs are not evident because i don't even know how much i'll use that thing. TVs are an odd example because they don't have any running costs beyond how long they live before they break down, but even the cheapest lives long enough to make a more expensive one not worth it unless it has better specs that i care about.
- the_mitsuhiko 3y agoI will say that as someone new to the space, the initial cost and having access to reasonably priced filament is the only thing I can look at ahead of time. Bambu's A1 printer is a no-brainer for people completely new to it. And given that most folks deep in that space have more than one printer, you can treat it as an introduction thing to figure out if you like it before committing fully.