Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In my opinion, currently every 3D printer manufacturer has areas they are great at, and areas where they need to improve. In this video, we analyse four different companies/categories to see why you might like to buy them, and why you might look elsewhere.

My 2c: We need someone with Bambu's hardware design, Prusa's trust, open philosophy and customer support, Creality and co’s prices and the pursuit of excellent and community scene of Voron/SecKit/Rat Rig/etc.

What do you think?

0:00 Introduction

0:47 Bambu Lab
Previous video: youtu.be/jt6a90Q6Q8s
X1C firmware release history: wiki.bambulab.com/en/x1/manual/X1-X1C-AMS-firmware-release-history
Bambu Connect: wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-connect
Bambu Lab Home Assistant Dashboards: wolfwithsword.com/bambulab-home-assistant-dashboard
Bambu Studio issue: github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio/issues/6726
OrcaSlicer GitHub issue: github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/issues/8063#issuecomment-2599741800
Switching hot end video: youtu.be/ag7b9jOhlPY

5:59 Prusa
Prusa About Us: prusa3d.com/page/about-us_77
Prusa Mini video: youtu.be/D0QoeqRFd0U
Prusa XL initial video: youtu.be/C1a2c-qeTQw
Prusa XL resolution video: youtu.be/n4DdatbEMdc
Prusa open source page: prusa3d.com/page/open-source-at-prusa-research_236812
Prusa custom firmware page: help.prusa3d.com/article/flashing-custom-firmware-mini-mini_14

9:43 Other Chinese brands
Creality K2 Plus review: youtu.be/udhl2mzfLbc
Qidi tech fire thread: reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1jnuju1/rqiditech3d_permanently_banned_me_for_warning
Qidi Plus 4 Reddit thread: reddit.com/r/QIDI/comments/1ghh06b/psa_ssr_safety_issues_with_qidi_tech_plus_4
AnyCubic custom firmware: github.com/jbatonnet/Rinkhals

13:07 DIY open source kits
Voron Design: vorondesign.com
Rat Rig V-core 3 playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGqRUdq5ULsO0oLRZ1wiYvvpbhj4EV-Nf
SecKit SK-Tank playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGqRUdq5ULsN9t4-9rcoVKoYQgXFqCA97

15:41 Conclusion

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