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I really dont print much and don’t want to spend much money. What is a better alternative besides bambulab

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[–] EmilieEvans@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The print quality is fine if the printer doesn't freeze. Nothing exciting but also not bad for a $100 used device. Still, nothing to ride home about if $200 buys you a new BambuLab A1 mini. In sharp contrast is the Bambulab a reliable and superior printer in every aspect.

With this sad. If you still consider the Prusa Mini:

  1. DO NOT update the firmware to versions with input shaping! They introduced a bug that you need to remove the SD-card before turning it on or otherwise the printer believes the firmware is damaged/bricked. This bug has been known for quite a long time without any fix from Prusa (present in multiple "stable"/release firmware versions!!!). I got rid of the last Prusa few years ago because of this issue so it might be fixed, might be still broken.

  2. Do not rely on network connectivity/features. They are unstable meaning the printer needs to be restarted multiple times per day (combine this with the SD-card issue) and might freeze mid-print.

[–] Woblecock99@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This might be something hardware related to your printer. Literally never heard of this bug and always running latest firmware.

[–] EmilieEvans@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

https://github.com/prusa3d/Prusa-Firmware-Buddy/issues/3333

Introduced in 5.10 and fixed more than a year later in 6.11 (they claim I can't check as I no longer use Prusa).