@rl_dane @clayton my sentiments exactly, Prusa great, Sovol good, Bambu less good (but they upped everyone's game) and "being like Apple" is not a compliment. My fourth most recent laptop was Apple, now it's running Ubuntu and controlling two 3D printers via Repetier Server software.

@rl_dane @clayton I’ve had a Prusa MK3 since it came out in 2017 and have loved it and never looked back (I started out with the biggest fire hazard of printers, the Anet A8 which is a whole other nightmare story).

The only problems I’ve had with it over the years are super minor repairs - for example thermistor failures (which I’ve got one right now I need to fix) because that part has thin wires that break after so much time and movement.

It isn’t as plug and play as the Bambu ones seem to be, but it’s pretty close.

@rl_dane I haven’t made any real decisions yet. Only glancing at brands now. A friend at work has a Bambu Labs and another has a Flash Forge printer. Costs and where it’s going to live at home is a big deciding factor too.

There’s just so much we can print and have fun with. The world is endless now!