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What 3D printer should I buy? (feddit.dk)

submitted 1 day ago by SorteKanin@feddit.dk to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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I feel conflicted. On the one hand, Prusa seems to be a good and reliable brand. On the other hand, it seems overpriced compared to the competitors. Bambu seems to be a no-go but mostly for ethical open source reasons, not for price or quality reasons. At the same time, I've seen this article that says Prusa is even falling back on their open source principles. But not sure how up to date that is any more.

If we look beyond Bambu or Prusa, there's a variety of smaller brands that I have trouble distinguishing. With these other brands, it's hard to tell whether they're worth anything or just cheap knockoffs.

If we do consider Prusa, there's also the question of MK4S vs Core One. The Core One is much more expensive, to the point where it is ridiculously expensive compared to the competitors. The MK4S is slightly cheaper, but it seems like Prusa is focused on the Core One development going forward, so I'd be slightly worried of being "left behind" with the MK4S.

What do you think? Which printer should you get in 2026? Or perhaps there is some upcoming release or something to wait for?

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[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Bambu also is a no-go for quality reasons by now, they didn't care for their printers catching fire for way too long.

That article, while technically being correct on many things, is also a little bit hyperbolic (that picture with "Who's copying who now" is just laughable at best and utterly misleading). Prusa is still the best choice in what we call this "open market" (which repeatedly fucked them over), including openness.

Viable alternatives, including cheaper ones, would be Snapmaker's U1 and printers from Qidi Tech or Sovol. Mind that Qidi Tech and Sovol are somewhat known for sub-par customer support (they have to save the money somewhere I guess). Qidi Tech is better for "set up and use", Sovol is a good baseline to tinker with the printer itself as well.

Keep in mind that Prusa printers absolutely excel in longevity though, and they're the only ones known to offer upgrade paths. Not to mention data security when using their services… just saying there are good reasons their printers are more expensive. You'll most likely have more from them for longer. Not the MK4S though, that one is very much last gen by now.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

I can second the Snapmaker U1. Amazing machine, rock solid, works every time. I run it in LAN mode with custom firmware. If I need to remote in, I use a VPN on my local pi. No direct internet access/cloud stuff needed for the U1.