Which printer is best for my use case?
I am going to buy a 3d printer. I have been researching which 3d printers might be a good fit for me.
Here are the criteria that I am prioritizing:
- a large print volume
- fast print speed
- print accuracy/fidelity
- ease of use/user friendly (I don't want to be a printer mechanic)
- budget: ideally around $500 but I can go up to ~$1,000 for the right set up
- I want to be able to print multiple materials and multiple colors
The printers I am currently strongly considering are:
- Qidi Plus 5
- Qidi Plus 4
- Bambu Lab P1S
- Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 Combo
I have heard that Bambu is easy to use and set up but they are becoming less open source. I don't completely understand the impact of that or why it matters or how exactly it will impact my use case but if there are alternatives that are really good, I am open to going with them.
To start, I am mostly going to print scale versions of the furniture in my house so I can figure out how I want to rearrange things or if certain things will fit certain places. After that, eventually, I will print more functional objects and play with different materials.