A while ago I had an Ender 3 Pro which I upgraded with a BL-Touch and self-printed parts. It worked great and was reliable but not something I would call plug and play.

Is there a clone that’s relatively plug and play? I don’t mind assembling but don’t want constant readjustments.

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    Yes that obviously makes sense but is the price step up really worth it for someone who only prints occasionally? The price difference between the Prusa MK3S+ and Sovol SV-06 is almost 500€

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      I don’t think the price differential is worth it unless you’re going to use it a lot. I own a Prusa MK3S, and it’s not as though it doesn’t have its issues sometimes.

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      1 year ago

      The question is whether you want to get into 3D printing or get a printer that has a chance of your hobby becoming fixing 3D Printers.

      I went the cheaper route too first, at the end of the day it never worked as well as my Prusa and I probably put a similar amount of money into it before giving up.

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      On the flip side, I had a prusa mk3s and had nothing but issues for 2 years. It just wouldn’t print properly, even after hundreds of hours of troubleshooting and talking with people online about it. I eventually got rid of it because it was a constant headache. I really regret buying it.

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        1 year ago

        That sounds exactly like what I have been experiencing with my prusa mk3s

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      Yeah its 3x price so not worth if you achieve the same goal. Personally Id try to avoid bed slinger, but if I was buying one I would go for prusa just because I know they are approved. But if I was buying 200ish € printer id probably go for ender just because they take more than half of 3d printing content on the internet. I dont know much about sovol tho