[–] 2 points 1 day ago

Size: 256 mm^3 is good enough for vast majority of prints.

Filaments: you either go with premium priced name-brand filaments or you go with cheaper local manufacturers (there aren't a lot of difference for basic filaments, except for color availability). Compatibility depends on material being used, some require hardened steel nozzles or higher temperatures, or both. You can check before buying a spool. For basic PLA (hyper/ultra/whatever), PETG (PCTG), you don't need anything. When buying it's a good idea too look for manufacturer supplied parameters for printing it, they often provide them. If there are noneand the filament isn't directly supported in your slicer, you can always choose generic material. You can store your plastic wherever as long as it isn't direct sunlight. If they are already opened/partially used, you can store them in airtight plastic containers for food.

Accessories are mostly unneeded.

Alternatives: You should look at Elegoo Centauri Carbon (2) or Snapmaker U1. Bbl ease-of-use is greatly overblown.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago

    I have a thinkpad p1 g5, it supports both, I've tried to use newer one and it required me to tinker with it, it still consumed more power and there was always a worry about leaving it. s2ram just works, reliably.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    Newer laptops have a different sleep mechanism called modern suspend (s0ix/s2idle) it doesn't work at all, you can find your laptop hot as hell and almost discharged after a few hours of sleep. Or it will just never go into sleep.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 days ago

    Bambulab is known to only give away their printers when reviews are positive, so unless they bought them .

    Also reviews of printers that printed less than 1000 hours aren't very usable (to me).

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago

    Same with the recent transition to uutils, which aren't completely compatible but they are new so that's apparently fine (if people on the fediverse to be believed).

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    After hearing from an acquaintance that creality is good now (he specifically said that this model prints flawlessly, and he bought 10 of them), I've obtained one as well. It's shit, like, actually bad, no other words. Print quality is average at best; it can't heat the bed evenly. I needed to level it manually, and it still prints worse than an average bedslinger from 3 years ago. Print bed coating is very sensitive to dirt and dust and already breaks off. Even when it prints (and every second print fails), I can't leave it alone because it's just that unreliable. I don't think that I had such a frustrating experience with a printer after anet a8. Sadly I can't give it back. Should have gone with Sovol.

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