[rjbwork]

Yeah I got into 3d printing a few years ago to start a side business for a niche hobby, got a nicer Creality CR-10S, I think it was. Endless hours tinkering with the thing, and still could only get nice solid prints like half the time. I just don't have the patience to deal w/ stuff like that anymore as I've gotten older. I just want something that works OOTB.

I think in the next few years if I get back into it I'll get one of the prosumer fully enclosed ones with an exhaust vent.

[Palomides]

I'm curious why you didn't buy a prusa? was price the only factor? It's sad to me that these low end machines have made so many people think that 3d printing is very finicky and tedious.

[TimMeade]

For me it was obvious that there was a massive "Learning" curve. I needed to be sure this was viable for what i wanted to do. So i went with the $400 Ender 3 S1Pro. But ended up with new hotends new most everything. I didn't think there was a large difference between it and the Prusa. I intended to move up to the Prusa but the bambu lab printers came out before. Very lucky on my part.

The creality K1 Max was because i needed a bigger bed. I had an anycubic max in between and it was worse than the Ender. I never got it reliable. The K1 Max at least does get used. I just throw away a lot of filament from failures. The ones that complete are very nice.

[rjbwork]

It's been years so I don't remember the exact details, but it's probably what I saw recommended as an entry level printer on various fora.

[neither_color]

I print casually on my cr-10 and I feel the same way about not wanting to invest time in it. I made a little checklist for myself for when I re-visit it every few months I can get right back into it: open filament, heat the nozzle & bed, level the bed, tram it, etc. I'm such a casual I didn't know Bambu existed until this thread. I'd love to just have something that works. Keeping up with software stacks is enough for my tired brain.