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I can get one for a couple hundred. Is it worth it?

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[–] huskypenguin 13 points 2 months ago (18 children)

I don't think so. It looks like it lacks ABL, and the time savings from a core XY with ABL or auto first layer are MASSIVE. Also your print quality increases exponentially.

Take a look at the FlashForge 5M if you want a budget auto first layer printer, or the Qidi line for a slightly more robust printer (but needs more manual intervention).

And if you'd like to focus on printing and not tinkering forever, get a Bambu. Any of them.

Avoid creality.

[–] Imgonnatrythis 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Obligatory anti-Bambu pro Prusa comment here for achieving goal of printing without constantly boring around with printer. With Lemmy generally being so conscious of data privacy concerns, I'm surprised to see so much pro-bambu talk here.

[–] huskypenguin 2 points 2 months ago

Bambu has community firmware.

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