Hi all.

My venerable ender 3 has likely printed it’s last benchy. Plus side, the tech has advanced significantly since I bought it. Down side, I’ve not kept track of the newer options.

Can anyone give me a rundown of which are worth looking at, and which to avoid?

I’m mostly concerned with reliability, but a speed boost would definitely be welcome. A heated chamber and/or multi material would also be very nice to have.

I would like to keep the costs closer to £500 ($680) but can stretch that, if there is a machine worth it.

I also have a complete no on bamboo printers. I don’t like what they’ve done regarding abuse of the open source movement.

Thanks all!

Edit to add. I’m not against non open source printers. I just have an issue with companies trying to burn the ladder behind them and lock their customers into a bubble.

  • Jo4ted@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    From what I recall, people were upset with the release of the Prusa One for a multitude of reasons: moving away from printing their own parts, it’s a bit harder to repair, etc. They’re still really open and mod-able, but kinda? Take everything with a grain of salt though, I haven’t looked into them in like a year.

    Edit: edited the wrong comment lmao