I will never regret getting rid of my Ender 3. It’s basically a self-imposed challenge mode. People are proud that they can print things on it despite the printer, not because of it.
After twenty years of self-built printers, I got an Ender 3 to stop having to fiddle with the printer every time I went to print. It was glorious. Not sure why the Ender hate, they work well, especially for the price.
I’ve been rocking 2 ender 3s for 5 years now. Both are ship of theseus though. I get beautiful prints on them but I do miss out on some modern features like multi color.
Ender’s 3 price point is tricky, because the initial machine is so cheap there isn’t a whole lot else in the same sub-$200 bracket that’s particularly great. Realistically, if you can step up to $300 (which you’d probably spend in upgrades for the ender anyway), you’ve got the Bambu A1 and Elegoo Centauri Carbon. I’m not personally a fan of Bambu, but they are very set and forget folks that don’t mind being in an ecosystem seem to love them. Centauri is on the newer side, but from everything I’ve seen, it seems to be a very strong contender for best budget printer (also worth noting that there’s rumblings of a version 2 coming out early year, so you might be able to snag a clearance sale or some shiny new features).
I will never regret getting rid of my Ender 3. It’s basically a self-imposed challenge mode. People are proud that they can print things on it despite the printer, not because of it.
After twenty years of self-built printers, I got an Ender 3 to stop having to fiddle with the printer every time I went to print. It was glorious. Not sure why the Ender hate, they work well, especially for the price.
I’ve been rocking 2 ender 3s for 5 years now. Both are ship of theseus though. I get beautiful prints on them but I do miss out on some modern features like multi color.
I have abandoned my ender 3, it is finicky and needs a lot of tuning all the time for sure.
What do you recommend I could get? Like in the same price range lol
Ender’s 3 price point is tricky, because the initial machine is so cheap there isn’t a whole lot else in the same sub-$200 bracket that’s particularly great. Realistically, if you can step up to $300 (which you’d probably spend in upgrades for the ender anyway), you’ve got the Bambu A1 and Elegoo Centauri Carbon. I’m not personally a fan of Bambu, but they are very set and forget folks that don’t mind being in an ecosystem seem to love them. Centauri is on the newer side, but from everything I’ve seen, it seems to be a very strong contender for best budget printer (also worth noting that there’s rumblings of a version 2 coming out early year, so you might be able to snag a clearance sale or some shiny new features).
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