With Core ONE, Prusa’s Open Source Hardware Dream Quietly Dies
With Core ONE, Prusa’s Open Source Hardware Dream Quietly Dies
Yesterday, Prusa Research officially unveiled their next printer, the Core ONE. Going over the features and capabilities of this new machine, it’s clear that Prusa has kept a close eye on the…
Why would I buy a Prusa now, when Bambu are cheaper and better?
Printable parts were available (…) as STLs they’re still remarkably transparent in a world of proprietary black boxes We can also be fairly sure that Prusa will continue their tradition of releasing wiring schematics for the Core ONE it’s hard to argue that they’re any less repairable, upgradable, or hackable than their predecessors breaking off the control board’s “Appendix” security device and installing a new firmware will no longer void the printer’s warranty makers and hackers will still have plenty to work with the “Prusa Experience” — support, reliability, upgradability — is worth spending the extra money on
There are potentially reasons to go the other way too but this printer has plenty going for it.
Ultimately, it’s about what you value the most.