EDIT NOTICE: I accidentally wrote "A1 Mini" in the meme instead of just "A1" out of habit. There's no proof for the Mini to also be affected yet. My bad, sorry. It's the A1 that might burn your house down.

3-Panel meme. First: Guy coming through the door with a new 3D printer in hand, happily announcing "I bought the 3D printer I saw on Youtube!". Second: Same shot but his happy face turned upside down in shock. Third: Shit of the whole room with him still in the doorframe. It's a mess, shit is on fire, someone is reanimated on the right. Caption: "Bambu Lab Breaking the Law", "A1 Mini going up in flames" and "Community up in arms".
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[–] 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Both of my Qidi machines have been plug in, load filament, and print. My current X-Max 3 also provided a rather polished out of the box experience with an on-screen guide and everything. I would much rather have a Qidi than any Bambu machine at this point.

I'm a little disappointed that they've apparently recently abandoned their homegrown fork of Prusa Slicer in favor of a home grown fork of Bambu's slicer, but here's hoping Bambu's current litigious fuckery will cause them to rethink that strategy. Still, their stuff is open source enough that there's nothing stopping me from using any other slicer with it if I felt like it. Or, indeed, any other firmware.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    That's a little hopeful to hear. When I was researching my purchase I had considered a Qidi machine but the reviews were inconsistent at the time. This was back early '24 though. I think my Microcenter warranty on the P1S is running out soon.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Unfortunately they've discontinued the xmax 3, and the newer ones are slightly less open. I would have liked to get a second xmax 3, i got mine for €500 on sale it's been an amazing deal, absolutely insane value for money.

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