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What I wanna know is if that was a bug or a feature.
Edit: also wanna…. Where my Mario midi to gcode guys?
I want that script too, please!
Makes me very glad that my printer has a power supply with a big clicky hard-cutoff switch that only gets turned on when I intend to use it.
These printers come with that too. Just most didn't have it turned off overnight when this happened.
They should have it turned off because the Bambu lab printed have been tested and shown to draw much more power when idle compared to other printers. It's not much but overtime it adds up.
Same :)
I really want a X1-C. A colleague has one and loves it. But I can’t deal with closed source and mandatory network.
I want a p1. but the nature of proprietary hardware in general and now stories like this have me rethinking it. I'm tired of having to constantly fuck with my ender 5 pro.
Could you consider a prusa mk 4? It's set and forget, not as fast as Bambu but no slouch. Support is excellent, open source and parts readily available.
I really liked the enclosed case and everything that came with the p1s. I saw some flashforge units on Amazon but haven't put much research into it. The ams looks great to be able to do multicolor prints that, afaik, other systems can't touch.
Not OP but recently I was in the market for a printer. I was looking at the Bambu P1S and Prusa MK4.
I’m all for open source and really wanted to support Prusa but the MK4 costs an extra $100 (more if you don’t build it yourself), doesn’t have an enclosure, and the MK4 has a 7-8 week lead time while the P1S ships next day
I’m not proud of it but I got the P1S
Yeah but the Prusa is made in Europe and the Bambulabs is made in China.
I'd happily spend an extra $100 to support a European country over china. Fuck china.
Another vote for the Mk4. I'm very happy with mine, and I think that some people who lash out against it need to consider that not everybody wants a speed demon. Some people want good support and high uptime.
From what I read the Bambu's have excellent support and uptime as well
I have a Creality K1, I am able to load files to it with a thumb drive. There is a really terrible app for it, and it can be hooked up to wifi, but... I haven't done any of that. I slice the model, save to a USB stick, and plug the USB into the printer.
I'm half tempted to pin this post as the poster child for the brand.
Ooooph. Owning both a modded to the nines Ender 3 v2 and a vCore 3.1, there's a part of me that wants to add the simplicy and MMU functionality of the X1C to the mix at some point....but this is uhhhhhhh scary. No thank you lol!!
Nothing a Wi-Fi controlled power outlet can’t fix. If the printer is turned off it can’t suddenly start printing.
OK, but the fact that this is a thing that can happen should be making everyone think twice about buying from this manufacturer.
X1 Carbon owner here. I've had absolutely zero issues with my printer and was not affected by the their recent fumble. I've had mine for over 6 months but under a year, & print most days out of the week. I love open source shit, but honestly, in my experience, if you want a set it and forget it, fantastic build quality & speed printer I'd recommend the X1 Carbon in a heartbeat. I've heard their slicer is a rip of Cura, I don't know much about that though, but it's worked very well for me. All's I'm saying is that not everyone is having a bad experience with them, but I also can't see the future. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯