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Sep 19, 2024 7:59 PM
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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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The master nodded and showed the apprentice his own printer, no larger than a rice basket. "But can your dragon's egg emerge without flaws?" he asked.
Day and night, the apprentice toiled, yet his grand creations always bore imperfections. Meanwhile, the master produced tiny marvels, each one flawless.
In time, the apprentice understood: 'Tis not the size of the forge, but the precision of its fire that shapes true craftsmanship.
The master nodded and showed the apprentice his own printer, no larger than a rice basket. "But can your dragon's egg emerge without flaws?" he asked.
Day and night, the apprentice toiled, yet his grand creations always bore imperfections. Meanwhile, the master produced tiny marvels, each one flawless.
In time, the apprentice understood: 'Tis not the size of the forge, but the precision of its fire that shapes true craftsmanship.
Size limitations can be very hindering sometimes for functional designs.
Filament changes are easier in the Bambu.
The software is better. The last time I fired up AnkerMake Studio, there was no way to just slice a model and send it to the M5 without printing it right away. One thing I like about Bambu studio is being able to slice multiple projects/multiple plates and send them to the printer's SD card. I can come back and print them when I'm ready. With the Anker, I either have to print whatever project right away, or I have to manually copy the G-code to a USB Type-C flash drive and physically plug the drive into the printer. This alone makes me dislike the M5 after using the Bambu.
Also, printing from the app has always been easier for me on the Bambu than on the AnkerMake. I'm not sure where the AnkerMake mobile app is now, but Bambu Handy has always been easy to print with from the beginning.
Multicolor printing is extremely easy with the Bambu if that's important to you. AnkerMake had a multicolor expansion in the works and then cancelled it. If you want to do multicolor on the M5, you're doing it very manually with filament changes and inserting pauses into the G-code.
Idk what people might need to repair on these printers at this point, but I wager that you'd have an easier time finding parts for the Bambu printers than the AnkerMake because the Bambu printers are way more popular and ubiquitous compared to the AnkerMake.
M5 is 235*235
If you are ok with a tiny build area get the A1 mini.
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I currently have 9 printers, multiple brands. Others have their place but BL is the easiest entry point into 3D printing and the A1 models are at a reasonable price point for most.
Also, no one is paying $799 for a M5… and haven't been for some time. Within a couple months of launch you could regularly find it $450-$500.
I mean it's $699 msrp now and you can get a new one on Amazon for $399.
Having said all this. This is a pretty solid deal for a solid printer (if you don't get a problem one).
3 month warranty so put it through its paces relatively quickly.
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