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Hi,

I just have some questions regarding 3D printing. Despite doing this for 2 years I still feel like a beginner.

Questions:

I'm looking at the Ender 5 Plus and Prusa MK3S, I've seen plenty of people say the Prusa is better because the Ender 5 Plus requires more "tinkering". I just feel that the Prusa is overpriced and don't know if I should just bite the bullet and get it or something else? I want to get back into the printing game.

I live in a trailer and my room is pretty small about 30ft x 30ft, would it be safe to use my printer in my room if all I print is PLA (I'm not talking about using it overnight either since I don't trust it). Or should I leave it in my living room?

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[–] Aarrodri@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My recommendation is to get a bamboo lab printer. These machines are leap ahead of any other. There is almost not tinkering at all they just work. There are a few non bamboo that get close if your budget is not enough.

AFA having the printer in your room, PLA is safe if you can stand the noise.

[–] anguo@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A Bambu printer might be too loud for a bedroom, and you're locking yourself to their proprietary cloud-based platform...

[–] Aarrodri@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have 5 printers. 2 monoprice, 2 reality abs Bambu. I have heard the argument is the proprietary concern. This printer is so amazing, fast reliable that it's a great tradeoff. I have not touched the other printers since getting the Bambu. The cloud bases was changed in the last firmware. You can use them locally now. The way I see it you can keep away from Bambu for open source but you are locked in printers that are slow and constant tinkering. But to each his own.

[–] anguo@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

If you can now use it without connecting to the Internet, I partly retract my comment :)