Bambu Labs 3D Printer Sale

FYI there's a lot of FUD about BL. BL also has a history of making tone deaf announcements that don't represent their actual goals very well, and the OSS and prusa stans tend to blow things out of proportion. Sometimes they don't grasp what is a priority of their customer base, and take a wrong turn. However, I will say being in their ecosystem from day one that they do tend to announce things early enough to get feedback, and they do tend to listen to their customers.

Here's the latest update on the latest outrage. https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/

Basically they were replacing the old proprietary network interface with a new proprietary network interface with encryption. Anything MQTT based was relying on something that is not an intentional feature and was not going to be maintained as a feature. The system was never going to work how many people claimed it would, and now they are adding dev mode to the network interface so you can take care of your own network security.
 
raz-0 said:
FYI there's a lot of FUD about BL. BL also has a history of making tone deaf announcements that don't represent their actual goals very well, and the OSS and prusa stans tend to blow things out of proportion. Sometimes they don't grasp what is a priority of their customer base, and take a wrong turn. However, I will say being in their ecosystem from day one that they do tend to announce things early enough to get feedback, and they do tend to listen to their customers.

Here's the latest update on the latest outrage. https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/

Basically they were replacing the old proprietary network interface with a new proprietary network interface with encryption. Anything MQTT based was relying on something that is not an intentional feature and was not going to be maintained as a feature. The system was never going to work how many people claimed it would, and now they are adding dev mode to the network interface so you can take care of your own network security.
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I dunno. Seems like the people that are complaining the most actually own the Bambu printer.

YMMV.
 
Have an A1 mini coming in March. Nothing about their firmware shens concern me.
 
I really want to get one. The stuff I need to print is for the workshop; lathe accessories, tool holders, etc. so I need them to be strong. I know that the metal impregnated filaments have to be dried and kept free of moisture, so that's another complication and expense. More research is necessary.
 
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Have an A1 mini coming in March. Nothing about their firmware shens concern me.
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no more 3rd party slicers. you can use them but, they have be approved and authenticated by bambu labs at which point they can send the print job to the bambu software. no more direct control. the Terms also state they can can pull anything or feature at any time. The new terms also state they reserve the right to disable features on printer with old or outdated firmware.
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I really want to get one. The stuff I need to print is for the workshop; lathe accessories, tool holders, etc. so I need them to be strong. I know that the metal impregnated filaments have to be dried and kept free of moisture, so that's another complication and expense. More research is necessary.
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you want one that can do carbon fiber (which the Creality K2 plus can do too),
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WwGkFbwygI


i've sent my A1 mini back and am eyeing the creality, a lot of folks say it's like bambu, just click print but, you are allowed to flash any firmware you want. they also open source their firmware but, have not done so for the K2 plus, and after more than 6 months i'm not sure they will. they typically base thier firmware off the clipper open source project. it seems to me a win win over bambu. same click n print ease of use but, but open source and consumer choice friendly. i will also say bambu wouldn't respond for days at a time and often need producing and constant replies after a few days of waiting. also the A1 mini did NOT like being in Lan Mode, the camera was a slide show at best and it constantly asked for the pin code,sometimes multiple times in the same session while skipping screens, it really wants full cloud mode. i sent that garbage back and after seeing how draconian the new terms of service EULA is.

creality is planing to the drop the creality Hi soonish which is like the A1/A1 Mini.

I sincerely hope bambu chokes and stops being in business.


EDIT : The kick to the balls is rolling this out AFTER the big sale, and NOT stating so so on thier web page or before sale.



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIyaDD8onIE




View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6MybDJfmmY





View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJPWP1Yti1I


bait and switch!!! They can kiss my


EDIT: also the EULA says they will push these new updates out from the bambu servers automatically so you will need to block your bambu printer in your firewall from the WAN.
 
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