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I traded a Prusa MK3S for a secondhand Bambu P1S and it was night and day. I believe the prusa could have gotten to a place where it printed well and consistent
by xavdid 1mo ago
I traded a Prusa MK3S for a secondhand Bambu P1S and it was night and day. I believe the prusa could have gotten to a place where it printed well and consistently, but the P1S *just works*. It printed better out of the gate with 0 tinkering than the Prusa did after I had spent hours calibrating, testing, and re-calibrating it.
I wanted the Prusa to be just as good, which is why I started with it. I wanted to support the open ecosystem, but not at the expense of not getting to do what I actually set out to (print things nicely). It's a shame! Maybe I was holding it wrong (but again, with the Bambu, I didn't have to worry about it).
- herbst 1mo agoThis is the exact thing I was afraid of to end up with again. I don't want a maintain hobby
- xavdid 1mo agoRight, your hobby is either 3D printing or maintaining a 3D printer, but not both
- mft_ 1mo agoInteresting; I’ve had an mk3s for years now (which i bought specifically to avoid the tinkering necessary with other brands at the time) and apart from dealing with a couple of blockages (probably due to a cheap roll of filament) it’s been totally reliable and hassle-free. I think I’ve had it recalibrate itself maybe three times amongst hundreds of prints. I wish it had automatic print head adjustment to deal with flexible filaments, but that’s about it. What is it you see with your P1S that’s better?
- herbst 1mo agoI have a p2s (and x2c) but the main difference in can instantly tell here is that I haven't had any clogs with any enclosed Bambu so far and whatever material I throw at it it just works. It's maybe not a lot difference but it's the thinker free experience I was hoping for.