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3D printing for beginners
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No Bambu or Creality, seriously - get a Centuri Carbon from Elegoo. It's the absolute best option for a newb, the price is incredible for what you get, and they just work. Bambu and Creality are both very hostile toward their users for no reason.
I'll throw my hat in with the Centauri Carbon. Good price point, good capabilities, won't give you a headache every 5 minutes.
I've got a Centauri Carbon 2 since early september, was a complete noob with 3d printing. Printed lots of stuff, only did the installation (with help of youtube videos) and automatic bed levelling before starting to print. Last week I had to clean the bed plate for the first time with some soap (I should probably do that more often), other than that it's hassle free.
Why lump Creality in? Did I miss some issues with them?
In my experience they're just difficult to work with. I never had a problem with customer service because I never engaged with them, but the printers themselves are always a project instead of the project. Not a good choice for beginners who aren't serious about learning everything, imho
I've posted about my experience with Creality, if you want to go back and look. They're just total garbage.
Bought a centauri carbon 2 and it is an absolute beast also moddable with stock klipper now, it is still in alpha but it works for me.