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Good FDM pribter to try out printing? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi,

I want to buy a printer to try out 3d-printing. Thus a printer should be:

Not too expensive
Tolerant of beginners
Easy to get in/to Europe.

I am presently looking at Anycubic, who have the Kobra and Kobra Neo on offer for 199 Euros and 179 Euro respectively. Are they any good or is there another printer that is a little better at a similar price point or way better at not too much more?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fully up to you, I use the 2S, and 3 pro. The 3 pro is great, but if you have budget, might as well go 4 pro

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thank you, but I have two friends who have printers collecting dust, so I think I will go for the lower cost option and see how it goes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They are most likely collecting dust because they're cheap crap. It's like buying a $200 "mountain bike" from Walmart to try it out. Sorry, but you can't buy a mountain bike for $200, there's nothing to try out.

Your cheapest option is to buy Ender 3 S1 and upgrade it with SonicPad.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thats the best option Id say. Frustrations and failed prints are kinda normal for beginners on even more expensive printers. It will help you decide what to buy more than any comment here. I agree with aux, they are probably cheap crap, but dont expect much more from a new ender. Cheap printers are thinkering machines for people that like to sink some time and money in a hoby. But with knowledge and experience (and some $$) any printer can produce quality prints