Hi all, I want to buy my son a 3D printer for his 20th birthday. He is a third year computer science major, so has no issues with the software side. I have no idea where to start, or even what questions to ask. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

  • Auli@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    They haven’t locked down yet and you can use local only. But I’ll tell you this so far they are the easiest printer to print with by a long shot. My brother has a K1 and he’s always fiddling with it before a print where my Bambi’s just print. It was also the first printer I gave my sister and her kids as it just works more then other printers. I know they have downsides god i hate how they are not that open but my god after decades of fiddling with printers it is nice that they just work. I want to print stuff not tweak printers.

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      7 hours ago

      I see. If at all avoidable, id like to avoid bambu if they are on the path of locking down, despite how easy they are. Opennes is really important to me, so if I didnt go for bambu, nor creality, what are ky other options at aprice range that is a logical investment for a first printer? If theres nothibg else, Ill just buy a bambu, but id rather not