I grew up with $20 walmart blenders, and hated anything that required a blender.

Recently bought a ninja and there is no going back. I’ll never use a crappy blender again.

Anything else like that?

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    3D printers. Yes, there are lot of $100-$300 models out there. Unless you want 3D printer repair and maintenance to become your new hobby, just go buy a Prusa (or other well supported, full featured printer).

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      looks at remnants of two broken printers

      Yeah you right. I really should save up a grand before trying again.

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      Yup. Though printers like the Bambu A1mini are very good and nearing that $300 level.

      Only buy an ender if you want 3D printers to be your hobby. Buy something better if you want 3D printing to be your hobby.

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      Just got a Bambu P1P this week for my first printer. It’s incredible. I looked at the Press and while they are pretty highly spoken of, the $ to performance/quality wasn’t there for me.

      But to your point, yes. A good printer is a good investment.

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        Man… It’s been over 5 years since I gave up on mine… Sits on a shelf in the garage now…

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        It’s comforting to know I’m not alone. My Ender3 was a money sink that just kept getting worse. I have no idea why they’re praised so commonly.

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            Bed adhesion, nozzle clogging, inconsistent extrusion. It was always some issue and it was difficult to figure out the root cause. I kept buying better parts to try and fix things but at some point I decided to cut my losses. Truthfully I don’t know if it was my fault or the printer’s.

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              ive been using an old cr10s for the past 5 years. I’ve done a bunch of upgrades and stuff over the years. I have had problems with adhesion and inconsistent extrusion but those were my fault. never really had many nozzle clogs tho, that’s probably more of a filament thing

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          I’ve had Ender 3 pro for 2 ish years now, and I love the machine. Surely it does require some tinkering, but when it’s dialed it’s damn good for 200e printer

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      Yes, this 100%!

      I’m new to 3D printing myself, mainly got into it to make my ideas become reality - at the moment I don’t want to get too caught up in the weeds modding and customizing my printer, I just want it to work, not turn it into a project

      Extremely happy that I went for a decent used printer though (Delta style Flsun), instead of buying a new cheap one and being disappointed. My next printer will probably be a compact CoreXY, Voron 0.2 is what I have my eyes on but those kits carry a price tag and take days to assemble 😳

      If I was buying a printer for my partner or friends though, 100% Prusa. The extra is worth it IMO for the highly refined UX, preconfigured slicer+filament combos, actual support, and most importantly their ongoing contributions to open source.

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      I’ve given similar advice. For 3d printing go directly to end game. Don’t try to just get into it with cheap printers.