<TLDR> • Experience: none • Size: > 20x20x20 cm • Price Range: 800-1500€ • Print Medium: PLA </TLRD>

Hi all! I would like to join the group of 3D printer owners but I don’t have any experience. I don’t want to buy a cheap printer just to find myself buying a better one in a few months so I set my price in the middle segment (I think).

I am going to set it up in my office which has AC but direct sun light for some hours a day. Is a full case recommended?

What printer can you recommend for me and what software (windows) can I use to design and print some parts?

If you need any more info please let me know.

Kind regards in anvance

  • GoldenSpamfish@lemmy.zipEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    in that price range you can get a bambulabs X1 carbon, which is an extremely high performance and high reliability machine. If you want to save a bit, the P1P is also really good.

    I am a hardcore custom printer guy who loves building everything themselves, but even I have to admire this machine.

    Don’t listen to people recommending ender 3s or anything creality, but prusas are also a good option, if a bit outdated.

    • TwanHE@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      I like the X1 as a printer. But BambuLabs is not a company I’d want to support.

      • _cerpin_taxt_@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I’m considering getting one for my next printer. What’s wrong with them as a company? I’m out of the loop.

        • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I think the main issue with them is that everything is proprietary on the machines meaning little aftermarket support or user mods. Traditionally, most printers up til now have used generic parts that anyone can buy from 100’s of different retailers.

          • _cerpin_taxt_@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Oh god lol I can’t imagine having a part need replacing on the fly and not being able to find a replacement at Micro Center. Big yikes lol.

            • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              Haha just be grateful you live within driving distance of a Microcenter. I think I’d need to take a couple hour plane ride to be within driving distance of our closest store.

              • _cerpin_taxt_@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                1 year ago

                Haha true that. I moved into my current place about a year and a half ago, and then decided to buy a 4080 a few months in. Imagine the delight on my face when I realized there was a Micro Center less than a mile away! I go there all the time for 3D printing stuff these days.