that is more editing and good lighting.
there are always layer lines.
Depending on you I would recommend
Voron (DIY, will take about a week to build and a week to tune),
Prusa (depends on your preference, assemble yourself or built, depending on required time a mk4s with mmu3, or the core one which will take several months to get to you, and the mmu3 later when it will become compatible)
Qidi (cheap, chinese, will likely work decent after some tuning)
there isn't a "best" really. Depends on your wants/needs.
for true Openness, I don't think anything beats a Voron.
Prusa is great (good track record, good support, Hardware is not open anymore though, can work out of the box), but expensive.
plenty of others get you something largely decent for low prices (qidi, creality for example) but long term support seems likely to lack, and there are always reports of some issues for some and great results for others.
The Security argument doesn't hold water when you're pushed toward the cloud use for transmitting data over your own network cable would suffice.
Define APIs and API keys (local and cloud).
Instant safe communication, local and/or cloud.
I don't see it this way, for multiple reasons.
If my understanding is correct, they are (imho) misleading if not lying in this post, when they say:
these claims are entirely false:
Bambu Lab will remotely disable your printer ("brick" it).
Firmware updates will block your printer’s ability to print
But they integrate a certificate which has a validity date.
Once that update is on, you're kind of locked to their releases. Yes they now, after the backlash have realized that they are putting up the walls a bit too quick. But I do not see anything in there that says "we were wrong to do it this way" - which they are.
There is little reason to - by default - put the cloud inbetween your PC and your Printer, which may sit 2m or less apart. That never makes anything more secure.
Neat.
Curious to see if the reliability of ejection (and adhesion) really will end up being worth the added mechanical complexity.
remember, most prints take hours, and taking them off plates takes... a few seconds to minutes.
so hopefully they can maintain a sufficient market share to keep a sustainable business going
When the market grows, one can lose market share and still have a sustainable business ;).
You don't even need a growth in revenue for sustainable businesses either.
If Prusa went under, I still think I would have a better chance of maintaining a functional printer than if e.g. I had a Bambu printer and they went under (although that does perhaps not seem so likely at the moment?).
That seems reasonable. Let's not forget that Bambu only increased their Firmware-Feature update promise from 2 years (march 2025) to 4 years (march 2027) after community outcry.
btw (I do not know either way) did a bambu printer ever get a firmware feature like Input Shaping, Phase Stepping, Crash Detection etc. as an update? For example does their LIDAR now work on textured plates? (I think it didn't in the beginning)
I think you have it down pretty well.
It's not perfectly open Source. Upgradeability can be reasonably expected, it's not the cheapest, but a very good option.
One more thing that could be considered is if one believes Prusa may die as a company. That would of course reduce the aspect of upgradeability. Personally I believe they are fine, and just growing slower (more organically? Than Bambu for example).
Also Bambu will bring out another printer in a similar timeframe as Core 1 will come out. Depending on priorities it can make sense to wait to compare the offerings.
But I don't think, given your reasonig you'd be making a mistake if you could buy now.
Oh wow, that,s freaking amazing.
If the Slicer works well, I wonder if/when we'll get a core r theta voron.
That could be my next printer.
Btw I assume this is patented to hell, but Voron wouldn't need to care right? As they don't intend to profit?
Tl;dw
Default config is 16gb ram, 256gb ssd
32gb ram is 450$ upgrade, 2tb ssd is 800$
Amazon prices are 120-150$ for 64gb ram or 2tb nvme ssd
So maxing out both costs 1250 for a ~300$ (retail) upgrade, if that were possible.
Is there any hint of a reason why Putin would ever be scared of Taurus missiles?
from a glance, they look very equivalent to the british storm shadows Ukraine already gets.
Not that Germany shouldn't supply, it just seems that this ultimatum is a purely political idea about the upcoming german elections.
hardware is fine. If you're not experienced the 3000km will fuck you though. Stuff will arise where you will need to get at it.
I've been using two laptops als "servers" for years.
well, the first one died after about 6 years of use.
But I can get at them reasonably.