• Dr. Moose@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Haha was just about to buy one. Whats a good alternative hassle free printer that is still open?

    • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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      10 days ago

      Whats a good alternative hassle free printer that is still open?

      AFAIK, Prusa is the leader in balancing openness, quality and ease of use.

      Of course, since they’re in the EU and pay their staff living wages, they are also more expensive.

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        10 days ago

        I’ve saved so much money in purged filament it’s pretty much paid for itself at this point

    • Obituarykidney@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      I don’t keep up with 3D printer news or releases but I have a bottom of the line anycubic resin printer. Literally the cheapest I could find, and the thing is excellent. Prints great detail, invisible layer lines if I dial in the settings, really easy to setup and I can use any slicer, just load up the file on a USB stick and plug it into the printer and it goes.

    • chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      I’ve really enjoyed my Elegoo printers. I have both an SLA and an FDM from them. Never really had any complaints in the few years I’ve had them.