The @ElegooOfficial OrangeStorm GIGA is a MASSIVE new 3d printer, and I got to see it IN PERSON at @Formnext in Frankfurt, Germany!▶ https://www.elegoo.com▶ ...
I have no idea what I would do with this but I want one so bad.
They’re not bad machines, per se, but the company’s been pushing the shitty practices envelope in an apparent rush to compete with a shrinking barrier to entry and attempting to create a sub-market for “elite” hobbyist machines (in size only) without increasing the quality of parts but certainly upcharging on them… I currently have 8 Elegoo printers (2 Mini 4Ks, 4 Saturn 8Ks, and 2 Jupiters) as both Phrozen and Anycubic are notably worse in a number of ways. To wit, replacing the Jupiter screens is $250 apiece, whereas the Saturn screens run less than $50 and are not ⅕ the size or value. It’s genuinely disappointing, and I have less than zero confidence that this FDM machine won’t shit the bed right out of the gates.
All this aside, I recommend you look at established brands in the FDM space that are less likely to be making a cash grab outside their comfort zone.
Hm, I have had an entirely different experience. Phrozen has been by far the best and most reliable printer I have ever owned, and I’ve had 6 different brands of FDM and resin over the years… the Phrozen resin printer is still going after 2 years of printing almost daily and I never have to mess with it, it just prints perfectly every time, assuming I don’t cock up the supports.
They’re not bad machines, per se, but the company’s been pushing the shitty practices envelope in an apparent rush to compete with a shrinking barrier to entry and attempting to create a sub-market for “elite” hobbyist machines (in size only) without increasing the quality of parts but certainly upcharging on them… I currently have 8 Elegoo printers (2 Mini 4Ks, 4 Saturn 8Ks, and 2 Jupiters) as both Phrozen and Anycubic are notably worse in a number of ways. To wit, replacing the Jupiter screens is $250 apiece, whereas the Saturn screens run less than $50 and are not ⅕ the size or value. It’s genuinely disappointing, and I have less than zero confidence that this FDM machine won’t shit the bed right out of the gates.
All this aside, I recommend you look at established brands in the FDM space that are less likely to be making a cash grab outside their comfort zone.
Hm, I have had an entirely different experience. Phrozen has been by far the best and most reliable printer I have ever owned, and I’ve had 6 different brands of FDM and resin over the years… the Phrozen resin printer is still going after 2 years of printing almost daily and I never have to mess with it, it just prints perfectly every time, assuming I don’t cock up the supports.