Hello all, I am considering on getting a 3D printer. I want to print some stuff for a project. I am relatively new to this. I need the slicer software to be compatible (preferably open source) with linux since that’s what I am using. I have only found the stuff from Prusa to be compatible but they are expensive. I have heard of ender 3 but it is the only os printer by creality and saw the repo is 3yo without updates.

Can I get some suggestions?

  • ShepherdPie@midwest.socialEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I think Prusa has rested on their laurels for a few years too long. There is no way they’re worth $1k for a bed slinger when literally every comparable option is far less than half the price. Now they’re priced equivalent to stuff like the P1S or X1C without AMS even though they’re using the same construction and technology as a $150 Ender printer. CoreXY is such a major improvement that it’s not even funny.

    I do appreciate the community they’ve created but the company seems to think it’s still in the 3D printer market of 2018.