• 🔰Hurling⚜️Durling🔱@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I don’t like them either but I am strongly considering getting one because all the reports that it consistently works out of the box without any kind of mods as I need to just send prints to it and get a good print out without any fiddling about every time

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        29 days ago

        I think they have a reputation more than reality that came about because everyone was upgrading from $150 Ender 3’s so in comparison it was incredible.

        The 3d printing nerd shown at the top couldn’t get petg to print out of the box.

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      1 month ago

      The problem is they make a really good printer at a really good price… But with them locking down their printers, I won’t be buying another.

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        1 month ago

        They are really good machines for the price, and i will hold of the lock down update to the best of my ability. Next one ill probably build a voron or something that can print with high temperature.

  • Nate Cox@programming.dev
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    1 month ago

    I hate the age of “viral marketing”. Are we still pretending the YouTubers aren’t just marketing tools?

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      1 month ago

      Some are genuine and trustworthy, but finding them is a needle in a haystack and Youtube will rarely lead you directly to them (because of course, it’s not in their interest to do so). Others are at least transparent when they’re being marketing tools. The ones that try to hide it and pretend to be “organic” when they’re shilling trash are the worst.

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          1 month ago

          Aurora tech is untrustworthy? What about my tech fun? Functional print Friday? There are definitely a handful of YouTubers I trust with a review of a 3d printing product, who have public review policies and take principled approaches. At least two of these are pillars of the community and it’s a huge boon to the company to even have a review from that reviewer, even if it isn’t glowing.

          • fluxx@lemmy.world
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            1 month ago

            He’s OK, but he’s still in it to make money, not just for fun.