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?

  • Overzeetop
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    201 year ago

    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).

    • @ericbomb@lemmy.worldOP
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      121 year ago

      looks at remnants of two broken printers

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

    • @stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca
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      61 year ago

      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.

      • Overzeetop
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        11 year ago

        The bambu is young butbut seems reliable. I’ve heard good things about the Qidi pro as well.

      • @Robert7301201@slrpnk.net
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        11 year ago

        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.

          • @Robert7301201@slrpnk.net
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            21 year ago

            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.

            • 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

    • @Mossheart@lemmy.ca
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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.

    • @DaneGerous@lemmy.world
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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.