439
[Jeff Geerling] I'm never buying a Bambu Lab 3D printer again
(www.youtube.com)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 12 May 2026
439 points (98.0% liked)
3DPrinting
22715 readers
150 users here now
3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.
The r/functionalprint community is now located at: or !functionalprint@fedia.io
There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml
Rules
-
No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
-
Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
-
No porn (NSFW prints are acceptable but must be marked NSFW)
-
No Ads / Spamming / Guerrilla Marketing
-
Do not create links to reddit
-
If you see an issue please flag it
-
No guns
-
No injury gore posts
If you need an easy way to host pictures, https://catbox.moe/ may be an option. Be ethical about what you post and donate if you are able or use this a lot. It is just an individual hosting content, not a company. The image embedding syntax for Lemmy is ![]()
Moderation policy: Light, mostly invisible
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
If you buy a Bambu P2S, you don't really own it. Bambu can see and control each file printed, and are suing anyone that attempts to rectify that change.
If you buy a Prusa Core One, you do own it.
The boycott just makes financial sense.
Excuse my own ignorance on this issue, i was under the impression that in response to the BS they pulled last year they committed to always having the option for a fully offline (but potentially less-featured) printer?
The video covers that "option".
The Jeff Geerling video also highlights how they have been very hostile to open-source developers, blaming OrcaSlicer for the security flaws of their cloud service (?!?!)
Fortunately, there are plenty of 3D printers that don't pull the same BS. You of course have Prusa, but you also have companies like Qidi, Sovol, Elegoo, etc. that all have very strong competitors to Bambu's printers.