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expired Posted by Meowssi | Staff • Sep 19, 2024
Sep 19, 2024 7:59 PM
(Certified Refurbished) AnkerMake M5 FDM 3D Printer w/ AI Camera & Auto-Leveling $240 + Free Shipping
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I was about to click on the Buy button then discovered that the camera is just for monitoring the printing. Oh well.
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if you want a printer that works vs a new hobby trying to make a printer work then get a bambu lab printer.
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- Sensors
- First layer goes down perfect with ZERO work needed.
- Many printers that have a first layer sensor still require you to manually adjust the at least once or compensate for different materials. The bambu does all that automatically
- This is important because if the first layer comes off, the whole print turns to spaghetti or can cause a massive clog that can damage the hotend.
- Profiles
- Bambu has extensive filament profiles
- Some brands need to be heated up more, need more cooling, need more tuning in general. From what I understand Bambu largely eliminates the need for this.
- Not doing this tuning will generally not break prints on other printers, but they may not look as nice or be as dimension-ally accurate.
Those two items by themselves are huge. It's like 95% of the problems people have with printing and it makes it a HORRIBLE experience when these issues crop up. Bambu largely just negates the main issues you'll have.In addition, it's basically the only ecosystem out there with a turnkey multi-color printing solution. Sure, other options exist, but not at a pricepoint that's anywhere close and not something that works anywhere near as easily. A lot of people will call this a gimmick and ... well, it kind of is, BUT, it's a gimmick that people actually want. Sure, it wastes filament, but, I'd wager I've burned through a lot more filament with bad prints on my old Ender 3 and/or Ender 5 than many people have with their Bambu multi-color purges and bad prints combined.
ETA: People have already mentioned it, but I will as well since I'm directly replying to your comment. The $350-ish pricepoint is all in for the printer AND the multi-material AMS not just for the printer.
Some downsides of the Bambu though are that it REQUIRES internet to function. Most printers will work either completely offline or connected to your local LAN without extnernal internet connectivity ... the Bambu ecosystem though requires internet to function (I imagine only to start the print, I wouldn't think it'd break mid-print if your internet goes out).
That being said, I haven't tried the Bambu Lab Printers but I can see just how much faster and easier than the C5 they are just from a casual glance.
If you want plug and play, bambu is the way to go. Part of the fun for me, is the DIY, upgrades, and learning about 3d printing in general thru trial and error. However, i could totally understand someone just wanting to print stuff without constantly working out issues.
This feature can also benefit you if you are printing highly sensitive models that need to be kept private and highly secured.
When LAN Mode is enabled, the following features do not work:
- Cannot start prints remotely from outside the local network
- Bambu Handy app is not available when using LAN Mode.
- Print History feature is not available
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