Last year I said I'd probably never recommend another Bambu Lab printer again. I still use my P1S, but after Bambu Lab started pushing their always-connected cloud solution as the new default: I blocked the printer from the Internet via my OPNsense Firewall I stopped updating the firmware I locked the printer into Developer mode I deleted Bambu Studio and started using OrcaSlicer I had to do that to keep it under my control, instead of Bambu's.
  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    17 hours ago

    I bought an x1c in 2023 as I was getting into printing, but I’ve pretty much stopped buying anything from Bambu. I get my filament 3rd party, I dont care about the rfid tags and their system doesn’t deserve my money anymore, and I’m already stocked on consumables for the next 1500hrs of run time on my printer.

    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      14 hours ago

      I have never bought Bambu filament. There’s a far wider array of types and colors available to print with online, cheaper, than Bambu’s offerings. It only takes a few minutes to calibrate and save the settings for a 3rd party filament. The only thing it should be necessary to buy from Bambu is replacement parts.

      • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        13 hours ago

        The bulk deals at Bambu were pretty inline price wise with china filament- I was getting it under $14 a kilo. and I do like their refillable spools reducing overall waste and taking up way less storage space in my cabinet. But yeah none of that’s worth it at this point, and their bulk deals are all mostly gone.