[shocks]

> I am ok assembling the machine and learning how to dial it in.

Get a Prusa Core One kit, or build a Voron.

Bambulab should be off the table for their bait and switch behaviour. AMS is not particularly impressive and very wasteful. Get a Bondtech INDX down the road if you want true multi material printing.

[7thpower]

This is a great choice if you want to learn how to be a technician for your 3D printer. It will probably save you on filament cost as well.

[jamestimmins]

What is their bait and switch behavior? I'm not familiar with anything shady they've done but am very curious as I've had my eye on a Bambu.

[shocks]

They pushed a firmware update which blocked direct use of your printer without using their proprietary “Bambu Connect” application - because ‘security’.

[pfych]

LAN mode still works on my A1 & I can access it from Orca Slicer just fine.

[gpm]

I've been unable to connect Orca Slicer to my A1 mini over LAN and I'm led to believe that as a result of that firmware update it is impossible. It's possible something else went wrong and I just gave up because of a misunderstanding I guess?

Are you sure you aren't just running older firmware (my A1 mini is a recent acquisition)?

[imtringued]

https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/knowledge-sharing/enable-develo...

[vitaflo]

Same on my P1S. LAN mode doesn't even attempt to call home at all either, I've checked my logs. And even if you're super paranoid you can always walk an SD Card to the printer.

[jamestimmins]

Mind clarifying how that's bad? It sounds just like a driver or something similar.

[jopsen]

Authorization through bambulab servers.

Also probably AGPL infringement, since the slicer is a fork of priser slicer which is AGPL, and you can't build the slicer from source, because if you could, then you could use the binary plugin for communicating with the printer in other slicers -- but you can't.

It's pretty blatant IMO.

But it's also a printer that just works.