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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by root@lemmy.world to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
 

I'm looking to buy an intermediate level printer to upgrade from a MK2, and I'm deciding between a P1S vs a MK4.

I have never considered getting anything other than a Prusa, since I've had such good experiences using mine, however I heard that recently they've switched away from their open source model(?)

That and being made in the EU was the main differentiating factor for me, however I do hear really good things about Bambu printers.

Does anyone have experience with either?

Edit: Found a lot of the information I was looking for here: https://lemmy.world/post/9500502

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[–] grayman@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My Mk4 is great. Orders of magnitude better than my Mk3. I hate lazily stolen or copied tech. I also hate always online devices. And I do not trust China or Chinese companies with literally any data. So supporting Prusa is a very easy decision for me.

[–] root@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm the same way. All my smart devices are on their own VLAN with no WAN access (egress or ingress). Does Bambu require that?

[–] grayman@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah... Bambu is required to be connected to the internet. You interact with the printer via their cloud service.

[–] root@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ahahahah. That's hilarious 😂. Well that makes the choice easy, thanks.

[–] Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

Bambu is required to be connected to the internet

There is a LAN mode.
https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/knowledge-sharing/enable-lan-mode