I see a Creality Ender 3 V3 (not SE or KE) for $130 refurbished, and also a Creality CR-10 SE for $103 refurbished on ebay. Are either or these a good choice to get into the hobby, or am I making a mistake? Should I rather buy a Bambu? My budget is around $100-$200 max. Please advise.

  • LautreJojo@mastodon.xyz
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    8 hours ago

    @ikidd @nieceandtows

    Creality also want to lock you into the cloud. The soft is open source, but you won’t really work on the soft…

    I have an Ender 3 v1 and a Creality Hi.
    Since the Hi is on the market, the e3v3 won’t be maintained (Just have a look at the prices).

    If you wan’t something bigger than a A1 mini, can you add 50€ for an A1 or a Creality Hi ? You’ll have both very good printers.

    • Chris L@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      I’ve had an Ender 3 v1 and v2, and enjoyed them. They were perfectly fine for what I did, but I spent a good percentage of time with them printing parts to make them better. Recently bought a Hi with the CFS, and have had almost no problems. The only problems I’ve had would be non-existent if I’d clean the bed more often. I personally think the Hi would be a good starter printer.