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With Core One, Prusa's Open Source Hardware Dream Dies

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107 points iancmceachern | 6 comments | 20 Nov 24 20:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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ShakataGaNai ◴[20 Nov 24 21:22 UTC] No.42198252[source]▶
There are too many cheap clones. Too much stealing of the open source work. This isn't remotely shocking, just look at Redis, Elastic and many many others... Open Source works until it doesn't.

I don't buy Prusa because they are OSH, I buy them because they are great printers. They are an open platform, if not open source. Which is good enough for my needs. If these changes they are making will allow Prusa to keep producing world class devices at reasonable prices, then more power to them.

And yes, I know some people hate Prusa or have had major issues. But they do a lot to move 3D printing forward, rising tide lifts all boats and all that jazz. We want all respectable and reputable 3D printer companies to succeed - because then everyone wins.

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delichon ◴[20 Nov 24 21:38 UTC] No.42198377[source]▶
> keep producing world class devices at reasonable prices

At the current price points can you really recommend a Core One over an X1 to someone with a tight budget? Without resorting to arguments about open platforms and the big picture?

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1. tourmalinetaco ◴[20 Nov 24 22:35 UTC] No.42198853[source]▶
Why would I recommend anyone buy a printer that cannot be repaired? That’s just throwing money away and creating e-waste. Even a Prusa Mk4 makes more sense than the X1 when you consider repairability.
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2. gamblor956 ◴[20 Nov 24 23:27 UTC] No.42199231[source]▶
Bambu sells replacement parts for their printers. Very little of the printer is not repairable.
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3. Kirby64 ◴[20 Nov 24 23:47 UTC] No.42199403[source]▶
At some point the value proposition makes sense. People buy non repairable 2D printers all the time.

Also, as the other commenter noted, they actually are quite repairable. Bambu offers pretty much every part you could imagine and at prices that are extremely reasonable. Any wear component you’d expect is easy to replace.

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4. esskay ◴[21 Nov 24 00:22 UTC] No.42199682[source]▶
Have you looked at the parts shop? You absolutely can repair a Bambu printer, and as someone with a farm of the things can attest that it's no more complex than working on Prusa's. You still need to buy the parts from somewhere. Bambu's own pricing on parts is pretty reasonable in my opinion.
5. aleph_minus_one ◴[21 Nov 24 00:54 UTC] No.42199903[source]▶
> At some point the value proposition makes sense. People buy non repairable 2D printers all the time.

Where can I buy a repairable 2D printer? I would prefer this if I could make a choice.

6. jonwest ◴[21 Nov 24 02:44 UTC] No.42200571[source]▶
Not only does Bambu sell parts, but there’s a pretty healthy market of third party parts as well. Saying these printers are irreparable is plain false.