Looking to get another printer that shall be printfarm compatible. What do I mean?
- reliable
- easy to service
- excellent replacement part availability
- affordable
- affordable replacement parts
- AMS (switching spools once it runs out & multi-color within a flat layer [not vertical/between layers])
Normally I would just buy another A1 mini (180€ without AMS) or P1S (650€ with AMS) but with recent issues with the printer & support quality & them banking hard on proprietary with Support staff who don’t know what their error messages mean make me question if those are still the best option or if some other company meanwhile took the crown.
other spec:
- approx. 256x256mm
- exclusively used with PETG-filament
- enclosed (keeping dust out)
- network connected. ideally with a web service to use it remotely
- in stock (this sadly disqualifies the Elegoo Centauri Carbon which seems to be the goto at the moment).
Prusa Core One with MMU or Qidi Plus 4 and the Qidi Box. The Qidi Box is at the pre-sale point now. They have been taking things slow with their AMS unit. Either printer is affordable and in the size range you want. Both are corexy, Qidi run Klipper and Prusa runs Marlin firmware. Both brands have heated enclosures to make printing fussier filaments easier. And PETG definitely benefits from that.
If I was starting over and wanted a larger printer, it would be a coin flip choice between those 2 printers.