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Budget Beginner Printer - Sovol or something else? (self.3dprinting)

submitted 1 year ago by Bdtrngl to c/3dprinting

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So I've been looking in to getting my first printer and the amount of choices and recommendations are a bit overwhelming. I've seen here and elsewhere the budget printers typically need some tinkering out of the box, which is part of what I'm after so no big deal there.

I was pretty well set on a Sovol SV06 but then I saw the SV07 is only running $60 more with Klipper and now I don't know. I looked into the Sovol SV06/06+/07, Anycubic Vyper or Cobra, Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro/4/4 Pro, and the Creality Ender 3 Neo. People seem split on Crealitys so not a strong contender there but everything else seems so close in price and specs.

Any advice which way I should go?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

So honestly, they are all pretty similar. If its your first printer there should be other things to consider like are you oke with 23x23cm build plate or do you need 30x30 with slower overall speed? Do you actually want a bedslinger? Do you want dual extrusion? But Klipper or Marlin? Who cares, you can change anytime. Depending on board and driver both have working linear/pressure advance, you will find advocates for both. Also dont underestimate how established the models community is. Especially the ender family has a giant community when it comes to fw help or upgrading and redesigning your printer. Finding fitting parts on thingi becomes a breeze. This can be quite frustrating for printers with lower market share. Im not gonna give any direct recommendation here just saying that the firmware should not be a buying criteria. Good luck on your journey!